OVERRULE

overrule. Overrule, v.t. to superintend, supersede, persuade

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O′ver‐rule″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overruled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Overruling.] 1. 1. To rule over; to govern or determine by superior authority.
2. 2. To rule or determine in a contrary way; to decide against; to abrogate or alter; as, God overrules the purposes of men; the chairman overruled the point of order.
His passion and animosity overruled his conscience. Clarendon. These I had habitually overruled. F. W. Newman. 3. 3. (Law) To supersede, reject, annul, or rule against; as, the plea, or the decision, was overruled by the court.