All override synonyms
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O o verb override
- cancel out — If one thing cancels out another thing, the two things have opposite effects, so that when they are combined no real effect is produced.
- go one better — of superior quality or excellence: a better coat; a better speech.
- neutralise — to make neutral; cause to undergo neutralization.
- make for — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- outmatch — to be superior to; surpass; outdo: The home team seems to have been completely outmatched by the visitors.
- outweigh — to exceed in value, importance, influence, etc.: The advantages of the plan outweighed its defects.
- get the better of — of superior quality or excellence: a better coat; a better speech.
- counter check — a check available at a bank for the use of depositors in making withdrawals, orig. kept in supply on a counter
- creamed — the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- countercheck — a check or restraint, esp one that acts in opposition to another
- outnumber — to exceed in number.
- neutralize — to make neutral; cause to undergo neutralization.
- conquer — If one country or group of people conquers another, they take complete control of their land.
- outrank — to have a higher rank than: A major outranks a captain in the army.
- outpace — to surpass or exceed, as in speed, development, or performance: a company that has consistently outpaced the competition in sales.
- cold-shoulder — to snub; show indifference to.
- have no time for — not tolerate
- overbear — to bear over or down by weight or force: With his superior strength he easily overbore his opponent in the fight.
- command — If someone in authority commands you to do something, they tell you that you must do it.
- outpacing — Present participle of outpace.
- outranked — Simple past tense and past participle of outrank.
- counter-checking — a check that opposes or restrains.
- outbalance — to outweigh.
- outstep — Exceed.
- imbricate — overlapping in sequence, as tiles or shingles on a roof.
- counterpoised — a counterbalancing weight.
- brush off — If someone brushes you off when you speak to them, they refuse to talk to you or be nice to you.
- worsted — that which is worst.
- outgo — the act or process of going out: Her illness occasioned a tremendous outgo of affectionate concern.
- creaming — the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- imbricated — Overlapping, like scales or roof-tiles; intertwined.
- bar — A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.
- outrival — a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- freeze out — the act of freezing; state of being frozen.
- lap — the act of lapping liquid.
- countermand — If you countermand an order, you cancel it, usually by giving a different order.