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tolerate
[ tol-uh-reyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit.
- to endure without repugnance; put up with:
I can tolerate laziness, but not incompetence.
Synonyms: ,
- Medicine/Medical. to endure or resist the action of (a drug, poison, etc.).
- Obsolete. to experience, undergo, or sustain, as pain or hardship.
tolerate
/ ˈɒəˌɪ /
verb
- to treat with indulgence, liberality, or forbearance
- to permit
- to be able to bear; put up with
- med to have tolerance for (a drug, poison, etc)
Derived Forms
- ˈٴDZپ, adjective
- ˈٴDZˌٴǰ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ٴDZİ·t adjective
- ٴDZİ·tǰ noun
- ԴDz·ٴDZİ·e adjective
- non·ٴDZİ·t adjective
- ܲ·ٴDZİ·e adjective
- ܲ·ٴDZİ·iԲ adjective
- un·ٴDZİ·t adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of tolerate1
Example Sentences
Police Scotland said the violence was linked to rival groups targeting each other and that the "horrendous offences" would not be tolerated.
Responding to the data, policing minister Dame Diana Johnson said the government "will not tolerate the criminality blighting our communities".
On Saturday Bashe posted a social media video showing a pile of rotten bananas in a truck stranded at the border with Malawi, saying it was hard for Tanzania to tolerate the trend.
This trial, published in the journal Allergy, shows adults with serious allergies can increase the amount of peanut they can tolerate by 100 times.
“Animal abuse is unacceptable and will not be tolerated in our community.”
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