override
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device
Types & categories
- device hypernym
Sense 2 verb
rule against
The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill
Types & categories
- rule hypernym
Related & opposite
- reversal derivation
Sense 3 noun
the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something
Types & categories
- change of state hypernym
- cancellation hyponym
- vitiation hyponym
- counteraction hyponym
- neutralization hyponym
Related & opposite
- neutralize derivation
- void derivation
- override derivation
- override derivation
Sense 4 verb
prevail over
health considerations override financial concerns
Types & categories
- prevail hypernym
Related & opposite
- nullification derivation
Sense 5 verb
counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle)
Types & categories
- countervail hypernym
Related & opposite
- nullification derivation
Sense 6 verb
ride (a horse) too hard
Types & categories
- ride hypernym
Related & opposite
- riding domain topic
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | device |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | reversal |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | rule |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | neutralize |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | void |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | override |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | override |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | change of state |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cancellation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | vitiation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | counteraction |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | neutralization |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | nullification |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | prevail |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | nullification |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | countervail |
| 6 | domain topic | Related & opposite | riding |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | ride |