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Countermand v. t. (past & past part. countermanded; pres. part. countermanding)

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.

To prohibit; to forbid. (Obs.) "Avicen countermands letting blood in choleric bodies."

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."

noun

Countermand n. A contrary order; revocation of a former order or command. "Have you no countermand for Claudio yet, But he must die to-morrow?"

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"Countermand" Quotes from Famous Books

... "Pray countermand the order, dear Mr. Landor. Do retain your beard until the picture is completed. You will not be obliged to wait long. We shall all be so disappointed ...

— The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 • Various

... make a fool a conqueror! She was my slave, 'till she by me was shewn How weak my force was, and how strong her own. Now she has beat my power from every part, Made her way open to my naked heart: [To a Soldier. Go, strictly charge my soldiers to retreat: Those countermand who are not entered yet. On peril of your lives leave all things free. [Exit Soldier. Now, madam, love Abdalla more than me. I only ask, in duty you would bring The keys of our Albayzyn to the king: I'll make your terms as gentle as ...

— The Works Of John Dryden, Volume 4 (of 18) - Almanzor And Almahide, Marriage-a-la-Mode, The Assignation • John Dryden

... simply with my own words and deeds I would have no hesitation in making acknowledgement. I have nothing to repent and nothing to conceal—nothing to retract and nothing to countermand; but in the language of the learned Lord Chief Baron in this case, I could not admit 'the preposterous idea of thinking by deputy' any more than I could plead guilty to an indictment which charge others with crime. Further, my lords, I could not acknowledge culpability for the ...

— Speeches from the Dock, Part I • Various

... him shortly afterwards at his club, "you have this doubtful consolation, that 'tis not in mortals to countermand success." ...

— The Chronicles of Clovis • Saki

... empress existed, he no longer represented the government. The two generals met, and, after a somewhat lively discussion, Ducrot was forced to acknowledge the authority of the minister. Wimpffen then assumed command. His first act was to countermand the order to retreat on Mezieres, and to direct the troops to reassume the positions they had occupied when MacMahon had been wounded. This order was carried out as far ...

— Germany from the Earliest Period Vol. 4 • Wolfgang Menzel, Trans. Mrs. George Horrocks

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