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Countermand Coun‧Ter‧Mand ˌkaʊntəˈmɑːnd ˈkaʊntəmɑːnd ˌkaʊntərˈmænd Verb Transitive Formal

Front countermand
Back coun‧ter‧mand /ˌkaʊntəˈmɑːnd, ˈkaʊntəmɑːnd $ ˌkaʊntərˈmænd/ verb [transitive] formal
to officially tell people to ignore an order, especially by giving them a different one:
Terrorists tried to force him to countermand the order to attack.

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