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    countermand
    /ˈkaʊntəmɑːnd/

    verb

    • 1. revoke or cancel (an order): "an order to arrest the strike leaders had been countermanded"

    noun

    • 1. an order revoking a previous one: "I forthwith mounted, and went off, lest I should receive a countermand"

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  2. COUNTERMAND definition: 1. to change an order that has already been given, especially by giving a new order 2. to change an…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of COUNTERMAND is to revoke (a command) by a contrary order. How to use countermand in a sentence. Did you know?

  4. Countermand definition: to revoke or cancel (a command, order, etc.).. See examples of COUNTERMAND used in a sentence.

  5. COUNTERMAND meaning: 1. to change an order that has already been given, especially by giving a new order 2. to change an…. Learn more.

  6. If you countermand an order, you cancel it, usually by giving a different order.

  7. A countermand is an order that cancels or reverses an earlier command. Countermand is also used as a verb meaning “to cancel or revoke.”. Counter means “opposing” or “opposite,” and mand is short for “mandate” or “command.”.

  8. 1. To cancel or reverse (a previously issued command or order). 2. To recall by a contrary order: countermanded the airstrikes. n. (koun′tər-mănd′) 1. An order or command reversing another one. 2. Cancellation of an order or command.