Countenanced (9)
I believe the answer is:
tolerated
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">countenanced</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(tolerating is a kind of countenancing)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for tolerated that I've seen before include "Put up with" , "Endured; allowed" , "Borne" , "accepted?" , "Bore" .)