O`ver*rule" (?), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Overruled (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Overruling.] 1. To rule
over; to govern or determine by superior authority.
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 [difficulties] I had habitually
overruled.
F. W. Newman.
3. (Law) To supersede, reject, annul,
or rule against; as, the plea, or the decision, was overruled
by the court.
O`ver*rule", v. i. To be superior
or supreme in rulling or controlling; as, God rules and
overrules. Shak.
