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countermand

coun·ter·mand

UK/ˌkaʊntəˈmɑːnd/ US/ˈkaʊntɚˌmænd/ uncommon obsolete
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command

verb

1.

annul by recalling or rescinding

  • “He revoked the ban on smoking”
  • “lift an embargo”
  • “vacate a death sentence”
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Origin

From Old French contremander, from Medieval Latin contramandō, from contra + mandō (“to order; to command”).

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