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countermand

🇬🇧 UK/,kaʊntə'mɑːnd/🇺🇸 US/.kauntә'mɑ:nd/
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To cancel or reverse a previous order or command.

撤销,取消(先前的命令)

n.

An order that cancels or reverses a previous one.

撤销令,反命令

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
counteragainst, in return
+
mandcommand, order, entrust
=countermand

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The general countermanded the order to retreat.

  • 2.

    The general countermanded the previous order, changing the military strategy.

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