Ō'/ver-rīde', v. t.
[imp. OVERRODE; p. p. OVERRIDDEN, OVERRODE, OVERRID; p. pr. & vb. n. OVERRIDING.]
Sense 1. To ride over, as a country. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Sense 2. To ride too much; to ride beyond the strength of the horse.
Sense 3. To ride too far, or beyond; to pass; to out-ride.
I overrode him on the way. Shak.
Sense 4. To trample down, and hence to set aside or annul; as, this law overrides all previous acts.