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    override
    o‧ver‧ride /ˌəʊvəˈraɪd $ ˌoʊ-/ verb (past tense overrode /-ˈraʊd $ -ˈroʊd/, past participle overridden /-ˈrɪdn/) [transitive]
     Word Family: noun: ride, rider, riding, override; verb: ride, override; adjective: overriding
    1. to use your power or authority to change someone else’s decision:
        The EU commission exercised its power to override British policy.
    2. to be regarded as more important than something else:
        The needs of the mother should not override the needs of the child.
    3. to stop a machine doing something that it does by itself:
        Can you override the automatic locking system?
    —override /ˈəʊvəraɪd $ ˈoʊ-/ noun [countable]:
        a manual override