Countenanced
[kaʊntənənst]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Countenance
Typist: Lolita
Examples
- Mrs. Norris, whose attachment seemed to augment with the demerits of her niece, would have had her received at home and countenanced by them all. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- He never said so much to me, it is true; but he always received me very kindly at his house, and openly countenanced my courtship. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Mr. Thesiger has always countenanced him, said Mrs. Hackbutt. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
Typist: Lolita