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overruled

overruled is the simple past and past participle of overrule.

Meaning of overrule

Verb

overrule (third-person singular simple present overrules, present participle overruling, simple past and past participle overruled)

  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...
  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.
  4. (transitive) To dismiss or throw out (a protest or objection) at a court.

Questions about overruled

What is overruled the simple past and past participle of?
Overruled is the simple past and past participle of overrule.

Words near overruled in the dictionary

  1. overruffed
  2. overruffing
  3. overruffs
  4. overrulable
  5. overrule
  6. overruled
  7. overruler
  8. overrulers
  9. overrules
  10. overrulest
  11. overruleth

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