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Tolerate

//ˈtɒl.ə.ɹeɪt// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To allow or permit without explicit approval, usually if it is perceived as negative. transitive

    "The party tolerated corruption within its ranks."

  2. 2
    put up with something or somebody unpleasant wordnet
  3. 3
    To bear, withstand. transitive

    "I can tolerate working on Saturday, but not Sunday."

  4. 4
    allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting wordnet
  5. 5
    have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition wordnet
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  1. 6
    recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others) wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tolerātus, the perfect passive participle of tolerō (“to endure”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with Old English þolian (“to tolerate, suffer, bear”) and French tolérer. More at thole.

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