COUNTENANCING Synonyms

• the formal act of approving

• expressing or manifesting praise or approval

• implying sanction or serving to sanction

• the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening

• furnishing support and encouragement

• capable of bearing a structural load

• be behind; approve of

• give support or one's approval to

• guarantee as meeting a certain standard

• sign as evidence of legal transfer

• put up with something or somebody unpleasant

• recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others)

• have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition

• allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting

• formal and explicit approval

• a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards

• official permission or approval

• the act of final authorization

• give sanction to

• give authority or permission to

• give religious sanction to, such as through an oath

• the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)

• the appearance conveyed by a person's face

• make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

• consent to, give permission; permit

• let have

• give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

• make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain

• allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something

• afford possibility

• allow the other (baseball) team to score

• grant as a discount or in exchange

• allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting

• give sanction to

• judge to be right or commendable; think well of

• a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books)

• a speech seconding a motion

• formal and explicit approval

• a signature that validates something

• the act of endorsing

• formal and explicit approval

• a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books)

• a speech seconding a motion

• formal and explicit approval

• a signature that validates something

• the act of endorsing

• someone who kisses

• the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)

• a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again

• a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India

• make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

• actively cause something to happen

• consent to, give permission; permit

• cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition

• leave unchanged

• grant use or occupation of under a term of contract

• the quantity that can be held in a mug

• a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

• the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)

• with handle and usually cylindrical

• rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence

• To stare awkwardly

• a legal document giving official permission to do something

• the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

• large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies

• consent to, give permission; permit

• make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

• allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting

• the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)

• English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)

• the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)

• a person who smiles

• the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)