- countenances
- coun·te·nance || 'kaʊntənəns n. appearance, face, features; support, encouragement v. tolerate, permit; approve, support
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Countenance — Coun te*nance (koun t? nans), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Countenanced} ( nanst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countenancing}.] 1. To encourage; to favor; to approve; to aid; to abet. [1913 Webster] This conceit, though countenanced by learned men, is not made out… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Countenanced — Countenance Coun te*nance (koun t? nans), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Countenanced} ( nanst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countenancing}.] 1. To encourage; to favor; to approve; to aid; to abet. [1913 Webster] This conceit, though countenanced by learned men, is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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