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(koun°trmnd"), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Countermanded; p. pr. & vb. n.Countermanding.] [F. contremander; contre (L. contra) + mander to command, fr. L. mandare. Cf. Mandate.] 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"termand (koun"trmnd), 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. スポンサード リンク
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