Antonyms for overrule

Grammar : Verb

Spell : oh-ver-rool

Phonetic Transcription : ˌoʊ vərˈrul

Definition of overrule

Origin : "rule against; set aside, as by a higher authority," 1590s, from over- + rule (v.). It was used earlier in a sense "to govern, control" (1570s). Related: Overruled; overruling.

verb repeal

Example sentences :

I had set "Finis" to that chapter; was fate minded to overrule me and write more?
Extract from : « Simon Dale » by Anthony Hope

He had not shown the ability to overrule with reason his animal instincts.
Extract from : « Anything You Can Do ... » by Gordon Randall Garrett

Judge Russel: I overrule that question, and you need not answer it.
Extract from : « Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations » by William Howe

He does not say, I will so overrule all others that no one shall slay thee.
Extract from : « Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II » by Martin Luther

Other men may overrule other women, perhaps; I know my place too well.
Extract from : « A Pessimist » by Robert Timsol

Was it mere slavishness of mind on my part not to overrule her timid will?
Extract from : « The Thing from the Lake » by Eleanor M. Ingram

But he was reassuring and confident, and she allowed his judgment to overrule hers.
Extract from : « Somehow Good » by William de Morgan

I am sure that God will overrule this outbreak for the good of China.
Extract from : « The American Missionary -- Volume 54, No. 4, October, 1900 » by Various

Methinks pride in our Philip should overrule grief at his loss.
Extract from : « Penshurst Castle » by Emma Marshall

At other times Janet had seen him overrule them ruthlessly; humiliate them.
Extract from : « The Dwelling Place of Light, Complete » by Winston Churchill

Synonyms for overrule

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