OVERRULES Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word overrules. (close relations)
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| abrogates | verbv | |||||
verb • revoke formally | ||||||
| annuls | verbv | |||||
verb • declare invalid • cancel officially | ||||||
| cancels | verbv | |||||
noun • a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat verb • postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled • make up for • declare null and void; make ineffective • remove or make invisible • make invalid for use | ||||||
| countermands | verbv | |||||
noun • a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command verb • cancel officially | ||||||
| dominates | verbv | |||||
verb • be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance • be in control • have dominance or the power to defeat over • be greater in significance than • look down on | ||||||
| invalidates | verbv | |||||
verb • declare invalid • make invalid for use • show to be invalid • take away the legal force of or render ineffective | ||||||
| negates | verbv | |||||
verb • be in contradiction with • deny the truth of • prove negative; show to be false • make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of | ||||||
| nullifies | verbv | |||||
verb • declare invalid • show to be invalid • make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of | ||||||
| obliterates | verbv | |||||
adjective satellite • reduced to nothingness verb • mark for deletion, rub off, or erase • make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing • remove completely from recognition or memory • do away with completely, without leaving a trace | ||||||
| overrides | verbv | |||||
noun • a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device • the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something verb • rule against • prevail over • counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle) • ride (a horse) too hard | ||||||
| overturns | verbv | |||||
noun • the act of upsetting something • an improbable and unexpected victory verb • turn from an upright or normal position • cause to overturn from an upright or normal position • rule against • cause the downfall of; of rulers • cancel officially • change radically | ||||||
| prevails | verbv | |||||
verb • be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance • be valid, applicable, or true • continue to exist • prove superior • use persuasion successfully | ||||||
| quashes | verbv | |||||
verb • put down by force or intimidation • declare invalid | ||||||
| revokes | verbv | |||||
noun • the mistake of not following suit when able to do so verb • fail to follow suit when able and required to do so • cancel officially | ||||||
| supersedes | verbv | |||||
verb • take the place or move into the position of | ||||||
| triumphs | verbv | |||||
noun • a successful ending of a struggle or contest • the exultation of victory verb • prove superior • be ecstatic with joy • dwell on with satisfaction • to express great joy | ||||||
| voids | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the state of nonexistence • an empty area or space adjective satellite • lacking any legal or binding force • containing nothing verb • declare invalid • clear (a room, house, place) of occupants or empty or clear (a place or receptacle) of something • take away the legal force of or render ineffective • excrete or discharge from the body | ||||||
| override | verbv | |||||
noun • a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device • the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something verb • rule against • prevail over • counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle) • ride (a horse) too hard | ||||||
| overthrow | verbv | |||||
noun • the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force) • the act of disturbing the mind or body verb • cause the downfall of; of rulers • rule against | ||||||
| overturn | verbv | |||||
noun • the act of upsetting something • an improbable and unexpected victory verb • turn from an upright or normal position • cause to overturn from an upright or normal position • rule against • cause the downfall of; of rulers • cancel officially • change radically | ||||||
