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countermand
UK /ˌkaʊntəˈmɑːnd/ US /ˈkaʊntɚˌmænd/
verb 5noun 1
Collocations
3VERB + COUNTERMAND
honour, obtain
COUNTERMAND + NOUN
birth-day, cloaths, gm, letter
PREP.
in
Definitions
verb
1
To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given.
Near-synonym: counteract
to countermand an order for goods
2
To recall a person or unit with such an order.
3
To cancel an order for (some specified goods).
Three of the maids of honour ſent to countermand their birth-day cloaths; two of them burnt all their collections of novels and romances, and ſent to a bookſeller’s in Pall-mall to buy each of them a bible, and Taylor’s holy living and dying.
4
To counteract, to act against, to frustrate.
Early on, Ezra gives her a lesson to countermand the endless female impulse to apologise: “Darling, don’t continually say ‘I’m sorry’. Next time you feel like saying ‘I’m sorry’, instead say ‘Fuck you’.”
5
To prohibit (a course of action or behavior).
Avicen countermands letting blood in choleric bodles.
noun
1
An order to the contrary of a previous one.
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Near-synonym: counteract
Wiktionary02
to countermand an order for goods
Wiktionary03
Three of the maids of honour ſent to countermand their birth-day cloaths; two of them burnt all their collections of novels and romances, and ſent to a bookſeller’s in Pall-mall to buy each of them a
Wiktionary04
The incumbent broker has 10 days to obtain a countermand letter in order to maintain the account.
Tatoeba · #566806805
The only people who can countermand the GM are the CEO, the GM, and his husband.
Tatoeba · #13359256Usage Notes
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