countenance
/KOWN-tuh-nunss/verba person's face or expression; to admit as acceptable
“The dean would not countenance cheating of any kind.”
- Synonyms
- tolerate, approve, sanction
- Antonyms
- forbid, prohibit
- Memory hook
- countenance: to keep your face calm toward it — to allow it.
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