Sekirov Dictionary

countermand

UK /ˌkaʊntəˈmɑːnd/US /ˈkaʊntɚˌmænd/

verb 7
noun 1
forms 3

verb7

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To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given.
- to countermand an order for goods
To cancel an order for (some specified goods).
To recall a person or unit with such an order.
(figurative) To counteract, to act against, to frustrate.
•
(no longer used) To oppose or revoke the command of (someone).
- For us to alter anything, is to lift ourselves against God; and, as it were, to countermand him. — 1594
•
(no longer used) To prohibit (a course of action or behavior).
- Avicen countermands letting blood in choleric bodles. — 1672
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(no longer used) To maintain control of, to keep under command.
- Two thousand horse shal forrage vp and downe, That no reliefe or succour come by land. And all the sea my Gallies countermaund. — 1587

noun1

An order to the contrary of a previous one.

forms

countermanded · countermanding · countermands

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