override

v. t. [ imp. Overrode p. p. Overridden Overrode, Overrid p. pr. & vb. n. Overriding. ] [ AS. offerīdan. ] 1. To ride over or across; to ride upon; to trample down. [ 1913 Webster ]

The carter overridden with [ i. e., by ] his cart. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To suppress; to destroy; to supersede; to annul; to nullify; as, one law overrides another; to override a veto. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Hence: To countermand; to overrule; as, a supervisor may override the decision of a subordinate. [ PJC ]

4. To replace (one system with another); as, the pilot overrode the automatic pilot and took manual control of the airplane. [ PJC ]

5. To ride beyond; to pass; to outride. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

I overrode him on the way. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. To ride too much; to ride, as a horse, beyond its strength. [ 1913 Webster ]