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English Dictionary: countermand	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
countermand n a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command v cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" Synonym(s): revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Countermand \Coun"termand\ (koun"t[etil]rm[adot]nd), n. A contrary order; revocation of a former order or command. Have you no countermand for Claudio yet, But he must die to-morrow? --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Countermand \Coun`termand"\ (koun`t[etil]rm[adot]nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Countermanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Countermanding}.] [F. contremander; contre (L. contra) + mander to command, fr. L. mandare. Cf. {Mandate}.] 1. To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given; as, to countermand an order for goods. 2. To prohibit; to forbid. [Obs.] Avicen countermands letting blood in choleric bodles. --Harvey. 3. To oppose; to revoke the command of. For us to alter anything, is to lift ourselves against God; and, as it were, to countermand him. --Hooker.