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brook

2  [brook]
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–verb (used with object)
to bear; suffer; tolerate: I will brook no interference.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME brouken, OE brūcan; c. D bruiken, G brauchen; akin to Goth brukjan, L fruī to enjoy

Related forms:
brook⋅a⋅ble, adjective

Synonyms:
take, stand, endure, abide, stomach.
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brook 2   (brŏŏk)   
tr.v.   brooked, brook·ing, brooks
To put up with; tolerate: We will brook no further argument.

[Middle English brouken, from Old English brūcan, to use, enjoy.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

brook  (n.)
"small stream," O.E. broc "flowing stream," of obscure origin, probably from P.Gmc. *broka- which yielded words in Ger. (Bruch) and Du. (broek) that have a sense of "marsh." In Sussex and Kent, it means "water-meadow," and in plural, "low, marshy ground."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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