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countermand
 
Noun countermand has 1 sense
  1. countermand - a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command
    --1 is a kind of     command, bid, bidding, dictation
    Derived form: verb countermand1
Verb countermand has 1 sense
  1. revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate - annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
    --1 is one way to cancel, strike down
    Derived form: noun countermand1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
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