Countenance vs Uphold - What's the difference?

Countenance is a related term of uphold.

As verbs the difference between countenance and uphold

is that countenance is to tolerate, support, sanction, patronise or approve of something while uphold is to hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.

As a noun countenance

is appearance, especially the features and expression of the face.

countenance

English

Alternative forms

* countenaunce (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)

Appearance, especially the features and expression of the face.

* , Genesis 4:5

But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

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, passage=But Richmond, his grandfather's darling, after one thoughtful glance cast under his lashes at that uncompromising countenance appeared to lose himself in his own reflections.}}

Favour; support; encouragement.

* (Bible), (Psalms) xxi. 6

Thou hast made himglad with thy countenance .

* (Francis Atterbury) (1663-1732)

This is the magistrate's peculiar province, to give countenance to piety and virtue, and to rebuke vice.

(label) Superficial appearance; show; pretense.

* (Roger Ascham) (1515-1568)

The election being done, he made countenance of great discontent thereat.

Synonyms

* See also

Verb

(countenanc)

To tolerate, support, sanction, patronise or approve of something.

''The cruel punishment was countenanced by the government, although it was not officially legal.

* 1925 , Franz Kafka, The Trial'', ''Vintage Books (London) , pg. 99:

For the Defence was not actually countenanced by the Law, but only tolerated, and there were differences of opinion even on that point, whether the Law could be interpreted to admit such tolerances at all.

Synonyms

* approve, sanction, support, tolerate

References

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uphold

English

Verb

To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.

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To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain.

* {{quote-book

, year=1872 , year_published=2009 , edition=HTML , editor= , author=James De Mille , title=The Cryptogram , chapter= citation , genre= , publisher=The Gutenberg Project , isbn= , page= , passage=Uttering such broken ejaculations Mrs. Hart burst into a passion of tears, and only Lord Chetwynde's strong arms prevented her from falling. / He upheld her. }}

To support by approval or encouragement.

* 1748 . . Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 18:

but there was still a connexion upheld among the different ideas, which succeeded each other.

Derived terms

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References

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Anagrams

* English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs