overrule
to prevail over so as to change the purpose or action: a delay that overruled our plans.
to exercise control or influence over: belief in a beneficent deity that overrules the universe.
Origin of overrule
1Other words from overrule
- o·ver·rul·er, noun
- o·ver·rul·ing·ly, adverb
- un·o·ver·ruled, adjective
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How to use overrule in a sentence
Pedro, insensible for two days with fever; and death, which came to over-rule my viceroy authority.
The Sea and the Jungle | H. M. TomlinsonSo the lady determined for once to break over rule, and step into the opposition store.
The King of the Church shall yet over-rule all things for good.
The Life of the Rev. George Whitefield, Volume I (of 2) | Luke TyermanI urged that in a special case of this kind I hoped he would over-rule the Time-table.
With the Zionists in Gallipoli | John Henry PattersonThe tie of motherhood is the only one that could over-rule caste and override prejudice.
Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers | Elbert Hubbard
British Dictionary definitions for overrule
/ (ˌəʊvəˈruːl) /
to disallow the arguments of (a person) by the use of authority
to rule or decide against (an argument, decision, etc)
to prevail over, dominate, or influence
to exercise rule over
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