countermand
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Collins Definition
Verb
countermands, 3rd person singular present; countermanding, present participle; countermanded, past tense; countermanded, past participle;
/ˌkountərˈmand/,/ˈkountərˌmand/,
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countermands, 3rd person singular present; countermanding, present participle; countermanded, past tense; countermanded, past participle;
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Revoke (an order)
- - an order to arrest the strike leaders had been countermanded
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Cancel an order for (goods)
- - she decided she had been extravagant and countermanded the cream
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Revoke an order issued by (another person)
- - he was already countermanding her
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Declare (voting) invalid
- - the election commission has countermanded voting on the grounds of intimidation
Web Definitions:
- a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command
- revoke: cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
- Revocation is the act of recall or annulment. It is the reversal of an act, the recalling of a grant, or the making void of some deed previously existing.
- An order to the contrary of a previous one; To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given; To recall a person or unit with such an order