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tolerate

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tol⋅er⋅ate

  [tol-uh-reyt]
Use tolerate in a Sentence
–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 thole 2 ); see -ate 1

Related forms:
tol⋅er⋅a⋅tive, adjective
tol⋅er⋅a⋅tor, noun

Synonyms:
2. support, accept.
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tol·er·ate   (tŏl'ə-rāt')   
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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: tol·er·ate
Pronunciation: 'täl-&-"rAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -at·ed; -at·ing
: to endure or resist the action of (as a drug or food) without grave or lasting injury tolerate fats very well —H. R. Litchfield & L. H.Dembo>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

tolerate tol·er·ate (tŏl'ə-rāt')
v. tol·er·at·ed, tol·er·at·ing, tol·er·ates

  1. To allow without prohibiting or opposing; permit.

  2. To put up with; endure.

  3. To have tolerance for a substance or pathogen.

tol'er·a'tive adj.

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