Definition: (verb) To cancel or reverse (a previously issued command or order).
Synonyms: repeal, rescind, annul, revoke, vacate, reverse, overturn, lift.
Usage: Countermand the order for cake, send a wire putting off the wedding, dismiss the bridesmaids, [and] tell the organist he can stop practicing.
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