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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

... be on the point of suffocation - yet more explosive became the cough; and the people of the house, frightened, came running into the apartment. I cries, 'The man is perishing, run instantly for a surgeon!' He heard me, and with a quick movement raised his left hand as if to countermand the order; another struggle, then one mighty throe, which seemed to search his deepest intestines; and he remained motionless, his head on his knee. The cough had left him, and within a minute or two he again ...

— The Zincali - An Account of the Gypsies of Spain • George Borrow

... preceded and accompanied this sigh induced Frank Morton to countermand his orders for the intended journey. In order to console Edith for the disappointment, he went with her into the hall, and, drawing a low stool towards the blazing stove, placed a draught-board upon ...

— Ungava • R.M. Ballantyne

... expectation of hearing of the evacuation of Charleston, which had been formally announced to the inhabitants, who came out in crowds to demand pardon with the concurrence of General Leslie. It is probably too late to countermand that order, although they will in all likelihood still retain New York, contrary to what had appeared to have been their determination, before the arrival of the packet. Happily the continuance of the war will be much less burdensome to ...

— The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX • Various

... Boston if you say the word," said the thoughtful captain. "But he is sure to countermand such ...

— Brewster's Millions • George Barr McCutcheon

... I will the captive pioners [139] of Argier Cut off the water that by leaden pipes Runs to the city from the mountain Carnon; Two thousand horse shall forage up and down, That no relief or succour come by land; And all the sea my galleys countermand: Then shall our footmen lie within the trench, And with their cannons, mouth'd like Orcus' gulf, Batter the walls, and we will enter in; And thus the ...

— Tamburlaine the Great, Part I. • Christopher Marlowe

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