Antonyms for overrules
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : oh-ver-rool |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌoʊ vərˈrul |
Definition of overrules
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 cancel, reverse a decision
- verb repeal
- They all acknowledge a Supreme Being that overrules all things.
- Extract from : « Wigwam and War-path; Or the Royal Chief in Chains » by A. B. (Alfred Benjamin) Meacham
- Because I owe a duty to Him who rules and overrules all things.
- Extract from : « Ten Years and Ten Months in Lunatic Asylums in Different States » by Moses Swan
- Such was the reward of their virtue from Divine Providence, which overrules all events.
- Extract from : « Old English Chronicles » by Various
- All may be well if she overrules this terrible necessity as she may.
- Extract from : « Household Education » by Harriet Martineau
- But this only proves that God is stronger than devils, and that he overrules the wrath of man.
- Extract from : « Beacon Lights of History, Volume IX » by John Lord
- "International Law overrules Municipal Law" must be said to be the maxim of this school of thought.
- Extract from : « The Panama Canal Conflict between Great Britain and the United States of America » by Lassa Oppenheim
- Once upon a time, through that Destiny that overrules the gods, Love himself gave up his immortal heart to a mortal maiden.
- Extract from : « Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew » by Josephine Preston Peabody
- Agamemnon shrinks from the sacrilege, but she overrules his scruples, and he complies.
- Extract from : « Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol I of 2) » by John Addington Symonds
- Everybody has opinions, and overrules the "jedge" next day, or not, as the case may be.
- Extract from : « Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 » by Elbert Hubbard
- The absence of the blockading force removes liability, and might (in such cases) overrules right.
- Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
Synonyms for overrules
- abrogate
- alter
- annul
- bend to one's will
- cancel
- control
- countermand
- direct
- disallow
- disregard
- dominate
- govern
- ignore
- influence
- invalidate
- make null and void
- make void
- negate
- not heed
- nullify
- outvote
- outweigh
- override
- overturn
- prevail over
- quash
- recall
- repeal
- rescind
- reverse
- revoke
- ride roughshod
- rule against
- set aside
- strike down
- supersede
- sway
- take no account of
- thwart
- trample
- upset
- vanquish
- veto
- void
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