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noun a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device
noun the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something
verb rule against
originFrom Middle English overriden, from Old English oferrīdan, equivalent to over- + ride. Cognate with Dutch overrijden, German überreiten, Danish override.
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