odwoływać — meaning in English
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English meaning
- countermand verb To cancel an earlier order by giving a new one that goes against it.
- depose verb To remove someone, especially a ruler or leader, from power.
Senses
odwoływać is used for these senses in English:
- countermand To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given.
- countermand To recall a person or unit with such an order.
- depose (transitive) To remove (a leader) from (high) office without killing (them).
countermand — full definition
- verb To cancel an earlier order by giving a new one that goes against it.
- verb To call a person or unit back using such a cancelling order.
- verb To cancel an order placed for particular goods.
- verb To work against something so as to stop it succeeding.
depose — full definition
- verb To remove someone, especially a ruler or leader, from power.
- verb To give sworn testimony, or to formally question someone under oath, especially in a legal case.
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