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Definition of countenance verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

countenance

verb

NAmE//ˈkaʊntənəns//

countenance something countenance (somebody) doing something (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they countenance

he / she / it countenances

past simple countenanced

-ing form countenancing

to support something or agree to something happening synonym consent to The committee refused to countenance his proposals.

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