countenance
noun
- 1
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
a pleasant countenance
a stern visage
- 2
the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
- 3
formal and explicit approval
a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement
verb
- 1
consent to, give permission
She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband
I won't let the police search her basement
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