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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. this conceit, though countenanced by learned men, is not made out either by experience or reason. t. browne. error supports custom, custom countenances error.
2. to make a show of; to pretend. [obs.] which to these ladies love did countenance.
countenance
n
1. the appearance conveyed by a person's face; "a pleasant countenance"; "a stern visage" [syn: visage]
2. formal and explicit approval [syn: sanction, endorsement, warrant, imprimatur]
3. the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face'; `phiz' is british) [syn: physiognomy, phiz, visage, kisser, smiler, mug]
v : give permission; "she permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "i won't let the police search her basement"; "i cannot allow you to see your exam" [syn: permit, allow, let]
[ant: forbid, forbid]
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