countermand

(koun'tər-mănd', koun'tər-mănd')
tr.v., -mand·ed, -mand·ing, -mands.

1. To cancel or reverse (a previously issued command or order).
2. To recall by a contrary order: countermanded the air strikes.

n. (koun'tər-mănd')

1. An order or command reversing another one.
2. Cancellation of an order or command.

[Middle English countremaunden, from Old French contremander : contre-, counter- + mander, to command (from Latin mandāre).]

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To revoke; to withdraw an order before it has been carried out by giving a different order. For example, a salesperson who was authorized to sell goods to a particular customer up to a maximum amount of $100,000 is subsequently instructed to disregard the authorization and not to extend credit to the customer.

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v

Definition: annul, cancel a command
Antonyms: allow, approve, permit, sanction

IN BRIEF: To cancel a previously given command.

The rising water caused the leader of the group to countermand the order to cross the river.

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• Decisions, Judgments, and Conditions - countermand: (vb) revoke an order or decree

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - tilbagekalde ved kontraordre, tilbagekalde, afbestille
n. - kontraordre, tilbagekaldelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
herroeping, afbestelling, herroepen, afbestellen

Français (French)
v. tr. - annuler (ordre, décision)
n. - annulation

Deutsch (German)
v. - widerrufen, aufheben
n. - Gegenbefehl, Widerrufung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ανακαλώ, αναιρώ, εξουδετερώνω, αντισταθμίζω

Italiano (Italian)
annullare, revocare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - dar uma contra ordem
n. - contra ordem (f)

Русский (Russian)
отменить, отозвать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - revocar, cancelar
n. - revocación, cancelación

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - kontramandera, ge kontraorder om

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
取消, 撤回, 退回, 收回命令, 取消订单

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 取消, 撤回, 退回
n. - 收回命令, 取消訂單

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 취소하다, 철회하다, 소환하다
n. - 주문의 취소, 철회명령

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 取り消す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ألغى ( قرارا سابقا)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ביטל פקודה, הפר פקודה‬
n. - ‮פקודה המבטלת פקודה קודמת‬

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