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Antonyms for overridden


Grammar : Verb
Spell : verb oh-ver-rahyd; noun oh-ver-rahyd
Phonetic Transcription : verb ˌoʊ vərˈraɪd; noun ˈoʊ vərˌraɪd



Definition of overridden

Origin :
  • Old English oferridan "to ride across," from ofer "over" (see over) + ridan "to ride" (see ride (v.)). Originally literal, of cavalry, etc. Figurative meaning "to set aside arrogantly" is from 1827. The mechanical sense "to suspend automatic operation" is attested from 1946. As a noun in this sense from 1946. Related: Overrode; overriding; overridden.
  • verb cancel, reverse a decision
  • verb supersede
Example sentences :
  • You have--what-you-call--ridden over--overridden what I propose, what I try to do.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • If he has been overridden he may not succeed in rolling completely over.
  • Extract from : « Ranching, Sport and Travel » by Thomas Carson
  • Very likely they are good horses, but they have been starved and overridden.
  • Extract from : « Field and Forest » by Oliver Optic
  • The invasion had overridden all law, all custom, all understandings.
  • Extract from : « The Message » by Alec John Dawson
  • It is only for a moment that some one has overridden your will and obliterated your true self.
  • Extract from : « Immortal Memories » by Clement Shorter
  • Dorothy was opposed to the idea and she said so, but her opinion was overridden by the two men.
  • Extract from : « Hidden Gold » by Wilder Anthony
  • For many years, legal restraint had been overridden in San Francisco.
  • Extract from : « Buckskin Mose » by Buckskin Mose
  • The rights of others only represented something to be overridden.
  • Extract from : « Sudden Jim » by Clarence Budington Kelland
  • If any other life had been in peril but my own, duty to another might have overridden all.
  • Extract from : « Erema » by R. D. Blackmore
  • These settings may be overridden by your personal browser preferences.
  • Extract from : « A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary » by John R. Clark Hall

Synonyms for overridden

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