Word
Overrule
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
o-ver-rule
Definition
- v. t. - To rule over; to govern or determine by superior
authority.
- v. t. - 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.
- v. t. - To supersede, reject, annul, or rule against; as, the
plea, or the decision, was overruled by the court.
- v. i. - To be superior or supreme in rulling or controlling;
as, God rules and overrules.
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