Countermanded
[kaʊntə,mændid]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Countermand
Editor: Miles
Examples
- On the 31st of January I countermanded the orders given to Thomas to move south to Alabama and Georgia. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The movement was countermanded and the troops were withdrawn. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I thought the advice was good, and, adopting that view, countermanded the orders for pursuit of Longstreet. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
Editor: Miles