countermand Play verbRevoke or cancel (an order).nounAn order revoking a previous one. SYNONYMS abolishabrogateannulavoidaxeback-pedal onbacktrack oncanceldeclare null and voiddisaffirmdisannuldischargeditchdo a U-turn ondo away withdumpinvalidateknock on the headnegatenullifyoverrideoverruleoverturnquashrecallrepealrescindretractreverserevokescrapset asidetake backundovacatevetovitiatewithdraw