overrule
verb/ˌəʊvəˈruːl/
/ˌəʊvərˈruːl/
[often passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they overrule | /ˌəʊvəˈruːl/ /ˌəʊvərˈruːl/ |
| he / she / it overrules | /ˌəʊvəˈruːlz/ /ˌəʊvərˈruːlz/ |
| past simple overruled | /ˌəʊvəˈruːld/ /ˌəʊvərˈruːld/ |
| past participle overruled | /ˌəʊvəˈruːld/ /ˌəʊvərˈruːld/ |
| -ing form overruling | /ˌəʊvəˈruːlɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvərˈruːlɪŋ/ |
- overrule somebody/something to change a decision or reject an idea from a position of greater power synonym override
- to overrule a decision/an objection
- The verdict was overruled by the Supreme Court.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryOverrule is used with these nouns as the subject:- judge
- decision
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