Thesaurus: overrule

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1. v. t. To rule over; to govern or determine by superior authority.
2. v. t. To rule or determine in a contrary way; to decide against; to abrogate or alter; as, God overrules the purposes of men; the chairman overruled the point of order.
3. v. t. To supersede, reject, annul, or rule against; as, the plea, or the decision, was overruled by the court.
4. v. i. To be superior or supreme in rulling or controlling; as, God rules and overrules.
5. v. rule against
6. 1. To rule over; to govern or determine by superior authority. 2. To rule or determine in a contrary way; to decide against; to abrogate or alter; as, God overrules the purposes of men; the chairman overruled the point of order. His passion and animosity overruled his conscience. Clarendon. These [difficulties] I had habitually overruled. F. W. Newman. 3. (Law) To supersede, reject, annul, or rule against; as, the plea, or the decision, was overruled by the court. To be superior or supreme in rulling or controlling; as, God rules and overrules. Shak.
7. To supersede, reject, annul, or rule against; as, the plea, orthe decision, was overruled by the court.