countenance (v.) Copy link Outline 1. făveo, fāvi, fautum, 2 (with dat.). Join2. indulgeo, si, tum, 2 (with dat.)3. adjŭvo, auxĭlior • countenance (v.): 1. făveo, fāvi, fautum, 2 (with dat.). Join: f. et cupere (to c. and wish well to), Caes.: to c. an opinion, sententiae f., Cic.: v. to favour. 2. indulgeo, si, tum, 2 (with dat.): i. e. to indulge, give way to: q. v. 3. adjŭvo, auxĭlior: implying active support: v. abet, aid.