Rolesets - countenance

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

transitive

Although encouraging dialogue between managers and workersARGM-ADV
,
Mr. SmithARG0
does
n'tARGM-NEG
countenancerel
what he considers insubordinationARG1
.