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Defenition of the word tolerate

    • Defenition of the word tolerate

      • To have a tolerance for.
      • To allow (something that one dislikes or disagrees with) to continue to exist or occur without interference; accept or undergo, often unwillingly.
      • To allow the presence of or allow without opposing or prohibiting.
      • put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"
      • put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
      • allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting; "We don''t allow dogs here"; "Children are not permitted beyond this point"; "We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital"
      • have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen; "The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him"
      • recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others); "We must tolerate the religions of others"
      • put up with something or somebody unpleasant
      • allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
      • have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition
      • recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others)

    Synonyms for the word tolerate

      • abide
      • bear
      • brook
      • endure
      • put up
      • stand
      • stomach
      • suffer

    Hyponyms for the word tolerate

      • accept
      • bear up
      • hold still for
      • live with
      • pay
      • sit out
      • stand for
      • submit
      • swallow
      • take
      • take a joke
      • take lying down
      • undergo

    Hypernyms for the word tolerate

      • abide by
      • allow
      • countenance
      • endure
      • honor
      • honour
      • let
      • observe
      • permit
      • respect
      • suffer

    Antonyms for the word tolerate

      • hate
      • taboo

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