countermand

1. 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. Source: opted

2. v. t. To prohibit; to forbid. Source: opted

3. v. t. To oppose; to revoke the command of. Source: opted

4. n. A contrary order; revocation of a former order or command. Source: opted

5. n. a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command Source: wordnet

6. v. cancel officially Source: wordnet

7. 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 anuthing, is to lift ourselves against God; and, as it were, to countermand him. Hooker. A contrary order; revocation of a former order or command. Have you no countermand for Claudio yet, But he must die to-morrow Shak. Source: webster

8. A contrary order; revocation of a former order or command.Have you no countermand for Claudio yet, But he must die to-morrowShak. Source: adambom

9. v:100 n. a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command Source: ecdict

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