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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

vb [ˌkaʊntəˈmɑːnd] (tr)

1. to revoke or cancel (a command, order, etc.)

2. (Military) to order (forces, etc.) to return or retreat; recall

n [ˈkaʊntəˌmɑːnd]

a command revoking another

[from Old French contremander, from contre- counter- + mander to command, from Latin mandāre; see mandate]

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"

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countermand

verb cancel, reverse, override, repeal, revoke, retract, rescind, annul I can't countermand her orders.

Translations

countermand [ˈkaʊntəmɑːnd] VT → revocar, cancelar

countermand [ˌkaʊntə^rˈmɑːnd] vt [+ order] → annuler
counter-measure [ˈkaʊntə^rmɛʒə^r] n → contre-mesure f
to take counter-measures against sth → prendre des contre-mesures contre qch
counter-offensive [ˌkaʊntə^rəˈfɛnsɪv] n → contre-offensive f

countermand

vt order → aufheben, widerrufen; attack, plan → rückgängig machen; unless countermanded → bis auf gegenteilige Anweisung or (Mil) → Order

countermand [ˈkaʊntəˌmɑːnd] vt → annullare

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countermand [ˈkaʊntəˌmɑːnd] vt → annullare