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tol·er·ate    Audio Help   [tol-uh-reyt] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.
1.to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit.
2.to endure without repugnance; put up with: I can tolerate laziness, but not incompetence.
3.Medicine/Medical. to endure or resist the action of (a drug, poison, etc.).
4.Obsolete. to experience, undergo, or sustain, as pain or hardship.
[Origin: 1525–35; < L tolerātus, ptp. of tolerāre to bear (akin to thole2); see -ate1]

—Related forms
tol·er·a·tive, adjective
tol·er·a·tor, noun

—Synonyms 2. support, accept.
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tol·er·ate    Audio Help   (tŏl'ə-rāt')  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   tol·er·at·ed, tol·er·at·ing, tol·er·ates
  1. To allow without prohibiting or opposing; permit.
  2. To recognize and respect (the rights, beliefs, or practices of others).
  3. To put up with; endure. See Synonyms at bear1.
  4. Medicine To have tolerance for (a substance or pathogen).


[Latin tolerāre, tolerāt-, to bear; see telə- in Indo-European roots.]

tol'er·a'tive adj., tol'er·a'tor n.
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