coun·ter·mand /ˈkaʊntɚ/
(vt.)取消,撤回,下反對命令召回反對命令,退定,取消
Coun·ter·mand v. t. [imp. & p. p. Countermanded; p. pr. & vb. n. Countermanding.]
1. 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.
2. To prohibit; to forbid. [Obs.]
Avicen countermands letting blood in choleric bodies. --Harvey.
3. 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.
Coun·ter·mand 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.
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countermand
n : a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous
command
v : annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on
smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
[syn: revoke, annul, lift, reverse, repeal, overturn,
rescind, vacate]