overrule
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈɹul/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "His passion and animosity overruled his conscience."
- "The line judge signalled the ball was in, but this was overruled by the umpire."
- "Tali: It's my father. He's the senior member of the Admiralty Board. He's one of only five people who can overrule the decisions of the Conclave for the good of the Migrant Fleet. Tali: My father is responsible for the lives of seventeen million people -- our entire race is in his hands. And I'm his only child."
- "Scott, somewhat stunned and now worried that everybody might have opened fire at the U.S. destroyers (he presumably missed Laffey and Farenholt merrily blazing away with their own guns into the darkness), ordered all firing to cease after a couple of minutes. Helena, along with Boise, was already several hundred shells lighter, and both Boise and San Francisco herself actually kept firing, as their captains were utterly sure about their targets; San Franciscos captain was very apologetic as he overruled' Admiral Scott."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English rule English overrule From over- + rule.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌoʊ.vɚˈɹul/
- British English: /ˌəʊ.vəˈɹuːl/