Coun′ter‐mand″ (koun′tẽr‐mȧnd″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Countermanded; p. pr. & vb. n.Countermanding.] [F. contremander; contre (L. contra) + mander to command, fr. L. mandare. Cf. Mandate.] 1. To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given; as, to countermand an order for goods.
2. To prohibit; to forbid.
Avicen countermands letting blood in choleric bodies.
Harvey.
3. To oppose; to revoke the command of.
For us to alter anything, is to lift ourselves against God; and, as it were, to countermand him.
Hooker.