Crossword clues for countermand
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Countermand \Coun`ter*mand"\ (koun`t[~e]r*m[.a]nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Countermanded; p. pr. & vb. n. Countermanding.] [F. contremander; contre (L. contra) + mander to command, fr. L. mandare. Cf. Mandate.]
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.
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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.
Countermand \Coun"ter*mand\ (koun"t[~e]r*m[.a]nd), n. A contrary order; revocation of a former order or command.
Have you no countermand for Claudio yet,
But he must die to-morrow?
--Shak.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. An order to the contrary of a previous one. vb. 1 To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given. 2 To recall a person or unit with such an order. 3 To prohibit; to forbid. 4 To oppose; to revoke the command of.
WordNet
Usage examples of "countermand".
But when he went so far as to countermand the acts of some generals in the field, looking to the emancipation of the slaves in the districts covered by their commands, loud complaints arose from earnest antislavery men, who accused the President of turning his back upon the antislavery cause.
Acorna directed the pilot to take them to the Tondubh Glassworks, with a sidelong glance to see if Judit would countermand her orders.
I did a good job of convincing myself that I was glad to have another morning without Hizzoner around, able to catch up on my work without him interrupting and countermanding.
If you are CIA recruits I can countermand the orders, I can insist that we take you back to Latvia so our experts can interrogate you.
George neither spoke to nor looked at Legree, who did not countermand his orders, but stood, whistling, with an air of forced unconcern.
And he assured me with so much impressiveness that he would countermand the later letters, which would be held over at Bistritz until due time in case chance would admit of my prolonging my stay, that to oppose him would have been to create new suspicion.
Space Force Suivi Det, this is Space Force Suivi Det. Unless countermanded by me personally, attack Suivi Point commencing at eleven-time local.
Either countermand this supper, invite me to come to it, or come and measure swords with me now.
The Major lifted his voice in a great bugling bellow to countermand the order, but even his lungs were no match for the thunderous volley of nine field guns fired in as close to unison as they had never been in training.
For a moment all were caught in the commands and countermands: Cassiopeia called on the guards to follow Galanthis in killing the lot of us, Andromeda and Cepheus included.
But the order was countermanded by the will, or rather by a later acquired habit, and all the muscles were obedient, excepting in a slight degree the depressores anguli oris.
But the rejoicing at headquarters was cut short when the codebreakers read a message from Grand Duke Nicholas countermanding the order and directing his forces to fight on despite their difficult position.
He was sending the Eighth and Eleventh Corps in to reinforce them, but he was countermanded by CONARC.
She knew perfectly well, if she had countermanded his order, he would have been in the right of it to call her down.
It was enough to finish the meal and slip from the Hall to the kitchens, to be sure that this new Lady Holder had not countermanded my order about the broken meats.