01 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.
imp. & p. p.
Countermanded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Countermanding
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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.
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To prohibit; to forbid.[Obs.]“Avicen countermands letting blood in choleric bodies.” — Harvey.
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To oppose; to revoke the command of.“For us to alter anything, is to lift ourselves against God; and, as it were, to countermand him.” — Hooker.