Overrule
Overrule , transitive verb
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.
These [difficulties] I had habitually overruled.
3.
(Law) To supersede, reject, annul, or rule against; as, the plea, or the decision, was overruled by the court.
Overrule , intransitive verb
To be superior or supreme in ruling or controlling; as, God rules and overrules. — Shakespeare