overrule

Word parts

over- + rule

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˌəʊ.və.ˈruːl/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˌoʊ.vɚ.ˈrul/

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Verb

Plain form overrule

Third-person singular overrules

Past tense overruled

Past participle overruled

Present participle overruling

1. (transitive) If you overrule someone, you change a decision they made by using your superior power.

   We had planned to stop, but the boss overruled us.