countenance vs authorise
authorise vs countenancecountenance is a noun but authorise is not a noun.
countenance and authorise both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| countenance | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| authorise | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
authorise is a hyponym of
countenance; that is, authorise is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
countenance:
- countenance: consent to, give permission; permit
- authorise: grant authorization or clearance for
Other hyponyms of countenance include
abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate, furlough, give, allow, permit, tolerate, authorize, clear, pass, admit, include, let in, favor, favour, privilege, decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize, trust, admit, allow in, intromit, let in.
| countenance (noun) | authorise (noun) |
|---|---|
| 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) | authorise (verb) |
|---|---|
| consent to, give permission; permit | grant authorization or clearance for |
| give or delegate power or authority to |
Words related to "countenance"
- Britain
- Great Britain
- O.K.
- OK
- U.K.
- UK
- United Kingdom
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- abide
- accept
- admit
- allow
- allow in
- appearance
- approval
- aspect
- authorise
- authorize
- bear
- brook
- clear
- colloquialism
- commendation
- consent
- decriminalise
- decriminalize
- devilishness
- digest
- endorsement
- endure
- expression
- face
- facial expression
- favor
- favour
- furlough
- give
- go for
- grant
- human face
- human head
- imprimatur
- include
- indorsement
- intromit
- kisser
- legalise
- legalize
- legitimate
- legitimatise
- legitimatize
- legitimise
- legitimize
- let
- let in
- look
- mug
- nihil obstat
- okay
- okeh
- okey
- pass
- permit
- phiz
- physiognomy
- poker face
- privilege
- pudding face
- pudding-face
- put up
- sanction
- smiler
- stand
- stick out
- stomach
- suffer
- support
- tolerate
- trust
- visa
- visage
- visual aspect
- warrant
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