countermand

Meanings

• Noun

  An order to cancel or reverse a previous command or instruction.

  - "The captain issued a countermand to abandon ship."
  - "The general countermanded his troops' advance."

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Synonyms

cancel , rescind , forbid , prohibit

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with countermand
commander , demander

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Variants

List of all variants of countermand that leads to same result
countermand , countermanded , countermanding , countermands

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Etymology

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Originated from the Old French word 'contremander', meaning 'to rebuke' or 'to reprove'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'countermand' is often used in military contexts.

2. Countermand is a rare word, with fewer than 5,000 occurrences in English literature.

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Related Concepts

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1. recall: Both countermand and recall refer to the act of canceling or reversing an instruction or order, but countermand implies giving a new instruction to replace the canceled one.

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Culture

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Countermand has been used in various literary works, including 'Moby Dick' by Herman Melville, where Captain Ahab issues a countermand to his crew to pursue the white whale.

How to Memorize "countermand"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a stop sign, which represents the idea of stopping or reversing an action.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'countermand' with 'command' and 'reverse'.
   - Think of a 'counter' as something that goes against or reverses the direction of something.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym CANCEL: C for 'counter', A for 'against', N for 'negative', E for 'every', and L for 'last'.

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