Overrule
Pronunciation : O`ver*rule"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 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)
Defn: To supersede, reject, annul, or rule against; as, the plea, or the decision, was overruled by the court.
t. [imp. & p. p. Overruled; p. pr. & vb. n. Overruling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : O`ver*rule"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To be superior or supreme in rulling or controlling; as, God rules and overrules. Shak.
i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913