countermand
8 synonyms for countermand, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To cancel an earlier order by giving a new one that goes against it.
Synonyms
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Etymology
Comes from Old French contremander, from Medieval Latin contramandō, formed from contra and mandō (“to order; to command”).
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