Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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countenance | Yes | No | Yes | No |
accept | No | No | Yes | No |
countenance (noun) | accept (noun) |
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the appearance conveyed by a person's face | |
the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) | |
formal and explicit approval |
countenance (verb) | accept (verb) |
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consent to, give permission; permit | consider or hold as true |
react favorably to; consider right and proper | |
tolerate or accommodate oneself to | |
be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal | |
give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to | |
receive willingly something given or offered | |
take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person | |
admit into a group or community | |
receive (a report) officially, as from a committee | |
make use of or accept for some purpose | |
be designed to hold or take |