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Countermand
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A contrary order; revocation of a former order or command.
(2):
(v. t.) To prohibit; to forbid.
(3):
(v. t.) 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.
(4):
(v. t.) To oppose; to revoke the command of.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Countermand'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/countermand.html. 1828.