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Definition of countermand verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

countermand

verb

NAmE//ˈkaʊntərˌmænd//

, NAmE//ˌkaʊntərˈmænd//

countermand something (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they countermand

he / she / it countermands

past simple countermanded

-ing form countermanding

to cancel an order that has been given, especially by giving a different order

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