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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.
Related forms
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
EXPANDSynonyms
2. support, accept.
2. support, accept.
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Tolerator
is always a great word to know.
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tolerate tol·er·ate (tŏl'ə-rāt')
v. tol·er·at·ed, tol·er·at·ing, tol·er·ates
To allow without prohibiting or opposing; permit.
To put up with; endure.
To have tolerance for a substance or pathogen.
tol'er·a'tive adj.
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