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countenancing
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Countenancing
(gcide) | Countenance \Coun"te*nance\ (koun"t?-nans), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Countenanced (-nanst); p. pr. & vb. n. Countenancing.]
1. To encourage; to favor; to approve; to aid; to abet.
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This conceit, though countenanced by learned men, is
not made out either by experience or reason. --Sir
T. Browne.
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Error supports custom, custom countenances error.
--Milton.
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2. To make a show of; to pretend. [Obs.]
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Which to these ladies love did countenance.
--Spenser.
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Discountenancing
(gcide) | Discountenance \Dis*coun"te*nance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Discountenanced; p. pr. & vb. n. Discountenancing.]
[Pref. dis- + countenance: cf. OF. descontenancer, F.
d['e]contenancer.]
1. To ruffle or discompose the countenance of; to put of
countenance; to put to shame; to abash.
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How would one look from his majestic brow . . .
Discountenance her despised! --Milton.
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The hermit was somewhat discountenanced by this
observation. --Sir W.
Scott.
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2. To refuse to countenance, or give the support of one's
approval to; to give one's influence against; to restrain
by cold treatment; to discourage.
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A town meeting was convened to discountenance riot.
--Bancroft.
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