countenance
countenance.01 - to approve, condone
COUNTENANCE-V NOTES: Frames file for 'countenance' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus. (from countenance.01-v predicate notes)Aliases:
countenance (v.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: agent, causer
ARG1-PPT: thing approved
ARG1-PPT: thing approved
transitive
Although encouraging dialogue between managers and workersARGM-ADV
, Mr. SmithARG0
does n'tARGM-NEG
countenancerel
what he considers insubordinationARG1
.