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over-ride

verb as in lap

verb as in overrule

verb as in override

verb as in countermand

verb as in lap

verb as in overrule

verb as in override

verb as in countermand

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Example Sentences

He wanted to force his will upon Time, which never admits compulsion, and tried to over-ride obstacles.

If the kerns over-ride an adjoining type or are subjected to a slight blow of any kind they are easily broken off.

It had come into being because the Sanction of the ordinary law was inadequate to deal with barons who chose to over-ride the law.

The kings authority in his own dominions would no longer be trammeled by the claims of a foreign authority to over-ride it.

It would be a serious thing for the central body to over-ride the opinions of these committees.

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On this page you'll find 576 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to over-ride, such as: cover, enfold, envelop, fold, imbricate, and overlie.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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