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override

verb [T] (MORE IMPORTANT)
 
 
/ˌəʊ.vəˈraɪd/ US  /ˌoʊ.vɚ-/ (overrode, overridden)

Definition

to be more important than something: Parents' concern for their children's future often overrides all their other concerns.Being important and having importance
(Definition of override verb (MORE IMPORTANT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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