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Noun: countermand  'kawntu(r)`mănd
  1. A contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command
Verb: countermand  `kawntu(r)'mănd
  1. Cancel officially
    - revoke, annul, lift, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate

Derived forms: countermands, countermanding, countermanded

Type of: bid, bidding, cancel, command, dictation, strike down