lend one's countenance
1Aid — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Aid >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 aid aid aidance Sgm: N 1 assistance assistance help opitulation| succor Sgm: N 1 support support lift advance furtherance promotion …
2favor — Synonyms and related words: OK, abet, abetment, accept, acceptance, accommodate, accomplishment, accord respect to, account, acculturate, acknowledgment, act of courtesy, act of grace, act of kindness, adherence, admiration, admire, adopt,… …
3aid — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Give support to Nouns 1. (help given) aid, assistance, help, succor, relief; maintenance, sustenance, provision, upkeep, livelihood, daily bread; support, advance, furtherance, promotion; patronage,… …
4support — v 1. bear, bear up, upbear, hold, hold up, uphold, truss, truss up; prop, prop up, brace, bolster, bolster up, buttress, gird, stay, mainstay; carry, shoulder, keep up, crutch, shore, shore up, reinforce, re strengthen; bed, embed, base, be at… …
5abet — Synonyms and related words: advance, advocate, aid, aid and abet, approve of, ask for, assist, avail, bail out, bear a hand, befriend, benefit, comfort, condone, countenance, do for, do good, doctor, ease, egg, egg on, embolden, encourage,… …
6comfort — Synonyms and related words: Easy Street, abet, abundance, acceptance, advocate, affluence, afghan, aid, aid and abet, aid and comfort, allay, alleviate, amusement, animal pleasure, assist, assistance, assuage, assurance, assure, avail, bail out,… …
7stand — v 1. rise, rise to one s feet, get up; remain upright, hold oneself erect, be vertical. 2. set upright, place on end, upend; set, position, place, put. 3.(usu. imperative) halt, stop, pause, come to a halt or standstill. 4. last, continue on,… …
8indorse — indorsee indorsement in·dor·s·er var of endorse endorsee endorsement endorser used primarily in the context of the Uniform Commercial Code Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. indorse …
9bear — / bar/ vb bore / bōr/, borne, / bōrn/, also, born vt 1: to physically carry (as an object or message) the right of the people to keep and bear arms U.S. Constitution amend. II …
10patronize — v 1. trade with, deal with, do or transact business with, traffic with, open an account with, have an account with, buy or purchase from, frequent. 2. treat condescendingly, look down on, look down one s nose at; underestimate, talk down to;… …