countermand

  1. Verb.  To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given.
  2. Verb.  To recall a person or unit with such an order.
  3. Noun.  An order to the contrary of a previous one.

This is an unmodified, but possibly outdated, definition from Wiktionary and used here under the Creative Commons license. Wiktionary is a great resource. If you like it too, please donate to Wikimedia.

This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.