countermand.
To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given.
Meaning & usage
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 recall a person or unit with such an order.
To cancel an order for (some specified goods).
To counteract, to act against, to frustrate.
To prohibit (a course of action or behavior).
To oppose or revoke the command of (someone).
To maintain control of, to keep under command.
Where this word comes from
From Old French contremander, from Medieval Latin contramandō, from contra + mandō (“to order; to command”).
An order to the contrary of a previous one.
Where this word comes from
From Old French contremander, from Medieval Latin contramandō, from contra + mandō (“to order; to command”).
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