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override, v. 1. crush, trample, stamp, Inf. stomp, Sl. tromp; subdue, put down, overwhelm, overpower; defeat, beat, ruin, annihilate, destroy, raze.
2. defy, flout, rebel against, fly in the face of, snap one's fingers at, close one's mind to, turn a deaf ear to; snub, ignore, disregard, pay no heed, Inf. cold-shoulder; follow one's own advice, assert oneself, hold one's own, be one's own man, have a mind of one's own.
3. predominate, win out, overrule, prevail over, overcome, surmount; outweigh, preponderate, take precedence over; annul, reverse, nullify, set aside, abrogate, cancel, void, overturn, supersede.

overriding, adj. taking precedence, overruling, prevailing, leading, dominant, predominant, preponderant, outweighing; primary, prime, first, number one, Sl. numero uno; cardinal, capital, crowning; principal, paramount, chief, main, foremost, top; most important, uppermost, central, focal, pivotal.

overrule, v. 1. disallow, rule against, reject, veto; say [s.o.] nay, put down, deny, gainsay, forbid, prohibit; restrain, restrict, exclude, refuse, withhold.
2. override, prevail over, predominate, overcome; reverse, annul, nullify, set aside, abrogate, cancel, void, overturn, supersede; prevent, thwart, stop; rescind, revoke, recall, repudiate, abolish.
3. rule, lead, head, direct, steer, guide, pilot; command, domineer, dominate, master; manage, oversee, supervise; influence, sway, bend to one's will.

overrun, v. 1. invade, attack, irrupt, assail, assault, strike at; penetrate, cross frontiers, march into, march against, thrust at, storm, blitz, blitzkrieg; besiege, beset, ravage, terrorize, vandalize, maraud; spoil, despoil, scour, scourge; plunder, loot, strip, sack, rob, raid, pillage, devastate, lay waste.
2. spread through, overspread, grow over, cover, mantle; fill, glut, engulf, infest, saturate, supersaturate, inundate; load, choke, clog, flourish, grow wild, Inf. run amuck, Inf. run riot, overwhelm, spread like wildfire.
3. overwhelm, crush, suppress, subdue, quell, quash, put down, squelch, scotch; vanquish, overcome, overpower, ride roughshod over, Inf. crush under the heel, trample, conquer; oppress, harass, persecute, plague.
4. exceed, transcend, surmount, surpass, go beyond, run beyond, overshoot; overpass, overreach, extend past, overextend.
5. overflow, slop over, run over, spill, spill over.

overseas, adv. 1. abroad, over or across the sea,
in foreign parts, in foreign service.
-adj. 2. foreign, alien, barbarian, exotic; external, colonial; ultramarine, U.S. European.

oversee, v. 1. administer, orchestrate, quarterback, Inf. call the plays, run the show, mastermind; make decisions, dispose, direct; manage, superintend, run, operate, carry out, handle, manipulate; supervise, preside, counsel, advise; boss, be master over, Sl. honcho, dominate, domineer, ride herd on, Inf. keep tabs on; command, take charge, wield one's power or authority; control, have control over, regulate, rule, govern, be on top of, be master of; be in command, be in the dirver's seat or saddle, wear the pants or trousers, Inf. be where the buck stops.
2. pilot, navigate, steer, drive, hold the reins, be at the helm; guide, lead, conduct, point, aim, steer [s.o. or s.t.] toward, show the way, point out the way.