override
[verb]
Synonyms: overrule, annul, cancel, countermand, nullify, outweigh, supersede

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

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

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲