verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of countenance form-of, participle, past

Synonyms

All synonyms

approvekissermugphizphysiognomysanction

Example

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"Imagine, for the sake of argument, a tribal group in which mother-son incest was countenanced."

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