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[tol-uh-reyt]

tol·er·ate

[tol-uh-reyt]
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; < Latin tolerātus, past participle of tolerāre to bear (akin to thole2); see -ate1

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
EXPAND
un·tol·er·at·ing, adjective
un·tol·er·a·tive, adjective
COLLAPSE


2. support, accept.

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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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