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overrulest

overrulest is the second-person singular simple present indicative 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.

Origin of overrulest

overrule + -est

Questions about overrulest

What is overrulest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overrulest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of overrule.

Words near overrulest in the dictionary

  1. overrule
  2. overruled
  3. overruler
  4. overrulers
  5. overrules
  6. overrulest
  7. overruleth
  8. overruling
  9. overrulingly
  10. overrulings
  11. overrun

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