Overrule

·vt To rule over; to govern or determine by superior authority.

II. Overrule ·vi To be superior or supreme in rulling or controlling; as, God rules and overrules.

III. Overrule ·vt To supersede, reject, annul, or rule against; as, the plea, or the decision, was overruled by the court.

IV. Overrule ·vt 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.