Definition of countermand Countermand

coun•ter•mand

We found 11 definitions of countermand from 6 different sources.

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Noun

Plural: countermands

countermand - a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command

bidding, dictation, bid, command a request to be present; "they came at his bidding"

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countermand (Noun)
An order to the contrary of a previous one.
countermand (Verb)
To revoke a former command; to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given.
countermand (Verb)
To recall a person or unit with such an order.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

countermand (v. t.)
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.
countermand (v. t.)
To prohibit; to forbid.
countermand (v. t.)
To oppose; to revoke the command of.
countermand (n.)
A contrary order; revocation of a former order or command.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

countermand
kown-tėr-mand′, v.t. to give a command in opposition to one already given: to revoke.—n. a revocation of a former order.—adj. Countermand′able. [O. Fr. contremander—L. contra, against, and mandāre, to order.]

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

countermand
To revoke, as a former command; to direct or order in opposition to an order previously given, thereby annulling it, or prohibiting its execution.

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countermand, verb, present, 1st person singular of countermand (infinitive).
countermand, verb (infinitive).
countermand, noun, singular of countermands.

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