verb
- accepting, approving, or tolerating something
Usage: present participle of countenance
Examples
- The school is not countenancing any form of bullying.
- She refused to be seen as countenancing such behavior.
- The committee is countenancing a change to the policy.
- He was accused of countenancing corruption in his department.
- The organization stopped countenancing discriminatory practices.
- They are countenancing the proposal despite some reservations.