Countermand vs Counterorder - What's the difference?
countermand | counterorder | Synonyms |
To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given.
To recall a person or unit with such an order.
To prohibit; to forbid.
* Harvey
To oppose; to revoke the command of.
* Hooker
Counterorder is a synonym of countermand.
As nouns the difference between countermand and counterorder
is that countermand is an order to the contrary of a previous one while counterorder is an order (command) made in opposition to a previous one.As a verb countermand
is to revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given.countermand
English
Verb
(en verb)- to countermand an order for goods
- 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.