Dictionary

overrule en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˌoʊ.vɚˈɹul/ (General-American)
• /ˌəʊ.vəˈɹuːl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English rule English overrule From over- + rule.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To rule over; to govern or determine by superior authority.
2. (transitive) To rule or determine in a contrary way; to decide against; to abrogate or alter.
   • His passion and animosity overruled his conscience. 1702–1704, Edward [Hyde, 1st] Earl of Clarendon, (please specify |book=I to XVI), in The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641. […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: Printed at the [Sheldonian] Theater:
3. (transitive) To nullify a previous ruling by a higher power.
   • The line judge signalled the ball was in, but this was overruled by the umpire.
   • Scott, somewhat stunned and now worried that everybody might have opened fire at the U.S. destroyers (he presumably missed Laffey and Farenholt merrily blazing away with their own guns into the darkness), ordered all firing to cease after a couple of minutes. Helena, along with Boise, was already several hundred shells lighter, and both Boise and San Francisco herself actually kept firing, as their captains were utterly sure about their targets; San Franciscos captain was very apologetic as he overruled' Admiral Scott. 2020 December 9, Drachinifel, 20:18 from the start, in Guadalcanal Campaign - Cape Esperance (IJN 1 : 2 USN), archived from the original on 04 Dec 2022:
   • Tali: It's my father. He's the senior member of the Admiralty Board. He's one of only five people who can overrule the decisions of the Conclave for the good of the Migrant Fleet. Tali: My father is responsible for the lives of seventeen million people -- our entire race is in his hands. And I'm his only child. 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Normandy SR-1:
4. (transitive) To dismiss or throw out (a protest or objection) at a court.

Forms

Deriveds

overrulable · overrulingly · unoverruled · overruler

Translations (26)

bg господствам (to rule over) · hu megváltoztat (to rule or determine in a contrary way; to decide against; to abrogate or alter) · es no ha lugar (overruled) (to nullify a previous ruling) · hu megsemmisít (to nullify a previous ruling) · hu elvet (to dismiss or throw out a protest at a court) · hu felülbírál (to rule or determine in a contrary way; to decide against; to abrogate or alter) · fi hylätä (to dismiss or throw out a protest at a court) · es casar (to nullify a previous ruling) · hu elutasít (to dismiss or throw out a protest at a court) · fi hylätä (to rule or determine in a contrary way; to decide against; to abrogate or alter) · fi mitätöidä (to nullify a previous ruling) · hu semmisnek nyilvánít (to nullify a previous ruling) · ru отклоня́ть (to dismiss or throw out a protest at a court) · bg анулирам (to nullify a previous ruling) · cmn 反對無效 /反对无效 (to dismiss or throw out a protest at a court) · hu megvétóz (to rule or determine in a contrary way; to decide against; to abrogate or alter) · hu érvénytelenít (to nullify a previous ruling) · bg отхвърлям (to dismiss or throw out a protest at a court) · fi kumota (to nullify a previous ruling) · hu megdönt (to rule or determine in a contrary way; to decide against; to abrogate or alter) · bg решавам против (to rule or determine in a contrary way; to decide against; to abrogate or alter) · hu megszüntet (to nullify a previous ruling) · fi hallita (to rule over) · ja 却下する (to dismiss or throw out a protest at a court) · hu megmásít (to rule or determine in a contrary way; to decide against; to abrogate or alter) · hu hatályon kívül helyez (to nullify a previous ruling)