What is "overrode"

Override \O`ver*ride"\, v. t. [imp. Overrode; p. p. Overridden, Overrode, Overrid; p. pr. & vb. n. Overriding.] [AS. offer[=i]dan.]

1. To ride over or across; to ride upon; to trample down.

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

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

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

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

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

   I overrode him on the way.
   --Shak.

6. To ride too much; to ride, as a horse, beyond its strength.

vb. (en-simple past of: override)

1. n. a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device

2. the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something [syn: nullification]

3. v. rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill" [syn: overrule, overturn, overthrow, reverse]

4. prevail over; "health considerations override financial concerns"

5. counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle)

6. ride (a horse) too hard

7. [also: overrode, overridden]

See override