countermand
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tərˈmænd, -ˈmɑnd, ˈkaʊn verb (used with object)
1.
to revoke or cancel (a command, order, etc.).
2.
to recall or stop by a contrary order.
noun
3.
a command, order, etc., revoking a previous one.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English countermaunden < Anglo-French countermander < Middle French contremander, equivalent to contre- counter- + mander to command < Latin mandāre; see mandate
1375–1425; late Middle English countermaunden < Anglo-French countermander < Middle French contremander, equivalent to contre- counter- + mander to command < Latin mandāre; see mandate
Related forms
coun·ter·mand·a·ble, adjective
un·coun·ter·mand·a·ble, adjective
un·coun·ter·mand·ed, adjective
Synonyms
1. rescind, abrogate, overrule, recall.
1. rescind, abrogate, overrule, recall.
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| countermand | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to revoke or cancel (a command, order, etc) |
| 2. | to order (forces, etc) to return or retreat; recall |
| —n | |
| 3. | a command revoking another |
| [C15: from Old French contremander, from contre- | |
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Word Origin & History
countermand
1430, from M.Fr. contremander "reverse an order or command," from contre- "against" + mander, from L. mandare "to order" (see mandate).
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Example sentences
Both are reliant on appropriate infrastructure to countermand their negative externalities.
So these people have always worked to countermand what a police agency should work for and should be accountable for.
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