tolerate
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.
Medicine/Medical. to endure or resist the action of (a drug, poison, etc.).
Obsolete. to experience, undergo, or sustain, as pain or hardship.
Origin of tolerate
1Other words for tolerate
Other words from tolerate
- tol·er·a·tive, adjective
- tol·er·a·tor, noun
- non·tol·er·at·ed, adjective
- non·tol·er·a·tive, adjective
- un·tol·er·at·ed, adjective
- un·tol·er·at·ing, adjective
- un·tol·er·a·tive, adjective
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How to use tolerate in a sentence
At best you might be tolerated and ignored, often compartmentalized as “geeks” or “freaks”; and at worst you are openly ridiculed.
It also tolerated an uncontrolled traffic of men and weapons across the long border.
New York has always been an exceptional place, and it has always tolerated difference.
The End of New York: How One Blog Tracks the Disappearance of a Vibrant City | Tim Teeman | August 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRacism is not to be tolerated in our society under any circumstances.
In Kentucky, Elaine Chao Endures Racist Attacks From Liberals | Ron Christie | August 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOf course people need to protect children above all else, and neglect and abuse should not be tolerated.
Such an alliance was not to be tolerated for a moment, in connection with the last scion of his name and race.
The World Before Them | Susanna MoodieMost men in England agreed that such pleasant customs had been tolerated long enough.
The Eve of the Revolution | Carl BeckerShe tolerated, indeed she sometimes even smiled at the gallant captain's pleasantries, when they were of a harmless sort.
Skipper Worse | Alexander Lange KiellandFreedom of Religion, as well as of politics, being tolerated in all of these places.
A suspicion that she would not be tolerated much longer in Lady Hartledon's house was upon her, and she knew not where to go.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry Wood
British Dictionary definitions for tolerate
/ (ˈtɒləˌreɪt) /
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)
Origin of tolerate
1Derived forms of tolerate
- tolerative, adjective
- tolerator, noun
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