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countermand definition

coun·ter·mand (ko̵unt′ər mand′; also, and for n.always, ko̵unt′ər mand′)

transitive verb

  1. to cancel or revoke (a command or order)
  2. to call back or order back by a contrary order

Etymology: ME contremaunden < OFr contremander < L contra, against + mandare: see mandate

noun

a command or order canceling another

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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