OVERROAST
O`ver*roast", v. t.
Defn: To roast too much. Shak.
OVERRULE
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)
Defn: To supersede, reject, annul, or rule against; as, the plea, or the decision, was overruled by the court.
OVERRULE
O`ver*rule", v. i.
Defn: To be superior or supreme in rulling or controlling; as, God rules and overrules. Shak.
OVERRULER
O`ver*rul"er, n.