English > countermand: 2 senses > verb 1, communicationMeaning | Cancel officially. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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Synonyms | revoke, annul, lift, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate |
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Narrower | renege, renege on, renegue on, go back on | fail to fulfill a promise or obligation |
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Broader | cancel, strike down | declare null and void |
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Spanish | anular, cancelar, contradecir, dar una contraorden, derogar, invalidar, invertir, rescindir, retractar, revocar |
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Catalan | anul·lar, derogar, invertir, revocar |
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Nouns | countermand | a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command |
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