override
Cancel by authority
Override means to use authority to set aside or supersede something—a decision, a rule, or a mechanism.
A manager overrides an employee's judgment.
Congress can override a presidential veto.
In computing, override refers to replacing default behavior with custom instructions.
The noun override is the act or means of overriding: a manual override, a congressional override.
To override concerns is to proceed despite them.
Declare legally void
- invalidateMake null or void
- nullifyMake of no effect
- voidWithout legal effect
- negateCancel or disprove
quash · countermand · rescind · revoke · abrogate · repeal · retract · reverse
Suit outranking all others
- prevailTo succeed ultimately
- outweighExceed in importance
- surpassExceed in achievement
- eclipseCelestial body blocks another
outdo · exceed · transcend · predominate · outrank · supplant · displace · preempt
Senior organizational leader
- presidentialOf the highest office
- congressionalOf a legislature
- judicialOf courts and judges
- vetoOfficial refusal to approve
mandate · directive · decree · edict · fiat · dictate · ruling · decision
Purpose or duty
- methodOrderly way of doing
- subclassTaxonomic rank below main
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- polymorphismMany forms, one interface
superclass · extend · implement · virtual · abstract · interface · overload · redefine
Protection from threat
- safeguardPrecaution against harm
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- restrictionLimit on action
- limitationBound on extent
control · lock · password · authentication · protection · mechanism · failsafe · interlock
annul
Declare legally void
- invalidateMake null or void
- nullifyMake of no effect
- voidWithout legal effect
negate · quash · countermand · rescind · revoke · abrogate · repeal · retract · reverse · undo
trump
Suit outranking all others
eclipse · outdo · exceed · transcend · predominate · outrank · supplant · displace · preempt · preclude
executive
Senior organizational leader
- presidentialOf the highest office
- congressionalOf a legislature
- judicialOf courts and judges
veto · mandate · directive · decree · edict · fiat · dictate · ruling · decision · jurisdiction
function
Purpose or duty
- methodOrderly way of doing
- subclassTaxonomic rank below main
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
polymorphism · superclass · extend · implement · virtual · abstract · interface · overload · redefine · replace
security
Protection from threat
- safeguardPrecaution against harm
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- restrictionLimit on action
limitation · control · lock · password · authentication · protection · mechanism · failsafe · interlock · sensor
overpower
Defeat by superior force
dominate · crush · steamroll · bulldoze · impose · force · coerce · strong-arm · muscle · pressure
- governance reformsconstitutional convention, constitutional court, amendment process, bill of rights, checks and balances
- OOP conceptsclasses, inheritance, subclass, objects, encapsulation
- civicsballot, election, ballots, Bill of Rights, branches of government
- counteractionscountermeasure, countermove, counterattack, counterblow, counterstrike
- customizationcustomize, customizing, personalize, personalizing, custom
- Exceptionsexception, exemption, exclusion, special case, anomaly
- veto overrideReversing an executive's block
- override switchManual control that supersedes automation