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Overridden

/ˌəʊ.vəˈɹɪdn̩/

To ride across or beyond something.

📖 Definitions of "Overridden"

verb
  1. 1

    To ride across or beyond something.

  2. 2

    To ride a horse too hard.

  3. 3

    To counteract the normal operation of something; to countermand with orders of higher priority.

    "The Congress promptly overrode the president's veto, passing the bill into law."

  4. 4

    To define a new behaviour of a method by creating the same method of the superclass with the same name and signature.

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WordDefinition
abolishedverbTo end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.
abortedStopped before completion; especially because of problems or danger.
abrogatedverb(transitive, law) To annul (as a law, decree, ordinance, etc.) by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or their successor; to repeal.
annulledcancelled or void
avoidedverb(transitive) To keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from.
canceledUS standard spelling of cancelled. [No longer planned or scheduled.]
cancelledNo longer planned or scheduled.
deletedHaving been deleted or eliminated; absent from the final version.
disablednounHaving a disability.
floutedverb(transitive) To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action.
invalidverb(British, transitive) To exempt from (often military) duty because of injury or ill health.
invalidatedverbMade invalid.
lapsingnounThe act or process by which something lapses.
neutralisedmade neutral in some respect; deprived of distinctive characteristics
neutralizedmade neutral in some respect; deprived of distinctive characteristics
nullifiedverbThat has been declared null
offsetverb(transitive) To counteract or compensate for, by applying a change in the opposite direction.
overruledverb(transitive) To rule or determine in a contrary way; to decide against; to abrogate or alter.
overturnedhaving been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
overwrittenverb(transitive, computing) To destroy (older) data by recording new data over it.

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