Word: countenanced
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: coun
te
nanced
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of countenance; consent to, give permission
Morphemes:
Affix: countenance
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To tolerate, support, sanction, patronise or approve of something.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: contenir
Language: fr
Decoded: contenir
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to contain, to hold back (control, e.g. a disease, tears), to keep in check (control something that might hurt you, e.g. emotions)
Affix: -ance
Language: fr
Decoded: -ance
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ance (suffix used to form nouns)
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.