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tol⋅er⋅ant

  [tol-er-uhnt]
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–adjective
1. inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing: tolerant of errors.
2. favoring toleration: a tolerant church.
3. Medicine/Medical, Immunology.
a. able to endure or resist the action of a drug, poison, etc.
b. lacking or exhibiting low levels of immune response to a normally immunogenic substance.
Origin:
1770–80; < L tolerant- (s. of tolerāns), prp. of tolerāre to bear. See tolerate, -ant

Related forms:
tol⋅er⋅ant⋅ly, adverb
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tol·er·ant   (tŏl'ər-ənt)   
adj.  
  1. Inclined to tolerate the beliefs, practices, or traits of others; forbearing. See Synonyms at broad-minded.
  2. Able to withstand or endure an adverse environmental condition: plants tolerant of extreme heat.

[French tolérant, from Latin tolerāns, present participle of tolerāre, to bear; see tolerate.]
tol'er·ant·ly adv.
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Tolerant

Tol"er*ant\, a. [L. tolerans, p. pr. of tolerare to tolerate: cf. F. tol['e]rant. See Tolerate.] Inclined to tolerate; favoring toleration; forbearing; indulgent.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : tolerant
Spanish: tolerante,
German: tolerant,
Japanese: 寛容な
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Main Entry: tol·er·ant
Pronunciation: -r&nt
Function: adjective
: exhibiting tolerance (as for a drug or physiological insult)tolerant>
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