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override

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a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something(noun.act)

Synonym:
nullification

source: wordnet30

rule against(verb.cognition)

Synonym:
overrule, overthrow, overturn, reverse

source: wordnet30
prevail over(verb.stative)

Example:
Health considerations override financial concerns.

source: wordnet30
counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle)(verb.social)

source: wordnet30
ride (a horse) too hard(verb.motion)

source: wordnet30
To ride over or across; to ride upon; to trample down.(verb)

source: webster1913

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