countermand C2 Topic:Register & Style US /ˈkaʊntɚˌmænd/ UK /ˌkaʊntəˈmɑːnd/ See IPA manual Freq #61832 Meanings 1 verb To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given. Near-synonym: counteract. 2 verb To counteract, to act against, to frustrate. Early on, Ezra gives her a lesson to countermand the endless female impulse to apologise: “Darling, don’t continually say ‘I’m sorry’. Next time you feel like saying ‘I’m sorry’, instead say ‘Fuck you’.”. 3 verb To prohibit (a course of action or behavior). Avicen countermands letting blood in choleric bodles. 4 verb To oppose or revoke the command of (someone). For us to alter anything, is to lift ourselves against God; and, as it were, to countermand him. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to revoke (a former... cancelcounteractoverriderescindveto 3 verb · to prohibit (a course of... forbidprohibit Word family Derived forms countermandablecountermandercountermandmentuncountermanded Related forms counterargue Etymology From Old French contremander, from Medieval Latin contramandō, from contra + mandō (“to order; to command”). Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # countermand **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈkaʊntɚˌmænd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌkaʊntəˈmɑːnd/ **Frequency rank:** 61832 ## Meanings 1. To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given. 2. To counteract, to act against, to frustrate. 3. To prohibit (a course of action or behavior). 4. To oppose or revoke the command of (someone). ## Examples - Near-synonym: counteract. - Early on, Ezra gives her a lesson to countermand the endless female impulse to apologise: “Darling, don’t continually say ‘I’m sorry’. Next time you feel like saying ‘I’m sorry’, instead say ‘Fuck you’.”. - Avicen countermands letting blood in choleric bodles. - For us to alter anything, is to lift ourselves against God; and, as it were, to countermand him. ## Synonyms - cancel - counteract - override - rescind - veto - forbid - prohibit ## Derived Forms - countermandable - countermander - countermandment - uncountermanded ## Related Forms - counterargue ## Etymology From Old French contremander, from Medieval Latin contramandō, from contra + mandō (“to order; to command”). ## Topics - Register & Style markdown