| countenance | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. countenance, visage | the appearance conveyed by a person's face.; "a pleasant countenance"; "a stern visage" |
| ~ appearance, visual aspect | outward or visible aspect of a person or thing. |
| ~ expression, look, face, facial expression, aspect | the feelings expressed on a person's face.; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face" |
| ~ poker face | a face without any interpretable expression (as that of a good poker player). |
| n. (communication) | 2. countenance, endorsement, imprimatur, indorsement, sanction, warrant | formal and explicit approval.; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement" |
| ~ commendation, approval | a message expressing a favorable opinion.; "words of approval seldom passed his lips" |
| ~ o.k., okay, okeh, okey, ok | an endorsement.; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead" |
| ~ visa | an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it. |
| ~ nihil obstat | the phrase used by the official censor of the Roman Catholic Church to say that a publication has been examined and contains nothing offensive to the church. |
| n. (body) | 3. countenance, kisser, mug, phiz, physiognomy, smiler, visage | the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British). |
| ~ human head | the head of a human being. |
| ~ face, human face | the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear.; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news" |
| ~ pudding-face, pudding face | a large fat human face. |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland | a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom. |
| v. (communication) | 4. allow, countenance, let, permit | consent to, 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" |
| ~ brook, endure, tolerate, abide, stomach, bear, digest, stick out, put up, suffer, stand, support | put up with something or somebody unpleasant.; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" |
| ~ furlough | grant a leave to.; "The prisoner was furloughed for the weekend to visit her children" |
| ~ give | allow to have or take.; "I give you two minutes to respond" |
| ~ consent, go for, accept | give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to.; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution" |
| ~ permit, tolerate, allow | allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting.; "We don't allow dogs here"; "Children are not permitted beyond this point"; "We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital" |
| ~ authorize, authorise, clear, pass | grant authorization or clearance for.; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography" |
| ~ grant, allow | let have.; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison" |
| ~ let in, admit, include | allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of.; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar" |
| ~ privilege, favour, favor | bestow a privilege upon. |
| ~ decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize | make legal.; "Marijuana should be legalized" |
| ~ trust | allow without fear. |
| ~ allow in, intromit, admit, let in | allow to enter; grant entry to.; "We cannot admit non-members into our club building"; "This pipe admits air" |
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