countermand[verb]Synonyms: cancel, annul, override, repeal, rescind, retract, reverse, revoke
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coun‧ter‧mand /ˌkaʊntəˈmɑːnd, ˈkaʊntəmɑːnd $ ˌkaʊntərˈmænd/
verb [transitive] formal[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: French;
Origin: contremander, from contre- ( ⇒ counter-) + mander 'to command' (from Latin mandare)]
to officially tell people to ignore an order, especially by giving them a different one:
Terrorists tried to force him to countermand the order to attack. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲