countermand (redirected from countermands)

coun·ter·mand  (kountr-mnd, kountr-mnd)

tr.v. coun·ter·mand·ed, coun·ter·mand·ing, coun·ter·mands

1. To cancel or reverse (a previously issued command or order).

2. To recall by a contrary order: countermanded the air strikes.

n. (kountr-mnd)

1. An order or command reversing another one.

2. Cancellation of an order or command.

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[Middle English countremaunden, from Old French contremander : contre-, counter- + mander, to command (from Latin mandre; see man-² in Indo-European roots).]

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countermand

Verb

to cancel (a previous order) [Old French contremander]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	countermand - a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command bid, bidding, command, dictation - an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
Verb	1.	countermand - cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" repeal, rescind, annul, revoke, vacate, reverse, overturn, lift go back on, renege, renege on, renegue on - fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of her promise" strike down, cancel - declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law"

Translations

countermand [ˈkauntəmɑːnd] vt → revocar

countermand [ˈkauntəmɑːnd] vt → annuler

countermand [ˈkauntəmɑːnd] vt → aufheben, widerrufen

countermand [ˈkauntəmɑːnd] vt → annullare