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  1. 1. v. t. To encourage; to favor; to approve; to aid; to abet. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To make a show of; to pretend. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. the appearance conveyed by a person's face Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. formal and explicit approval Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. the human face (‘kisser’ and ‘smiler’ and ‘mug’ are informal terms for ‘face’ and ‘phiz’ is British) Source: wordnet
  6. 6. v. consent to, give permission; permit Source: wordnet
  7. 7. v:40/n:60 n. the appearance conveyed by a person's face n. the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) Source: ecdict

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