Lexic.us

Definition of Tolerate

1. Verb. Put up with something or somebody unpleasant. "Sam cannot tolerate Sue "; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

2. Verb. Recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others). "We must tolerate the religions of others"

3. Verb. Have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition. "The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him"

4. Verb. Allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting. "We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital"

Definition of Tolerate

1. v. t. To suffer to be, or to be done, without prohibition or hindrance; to allow or permit negatively, by not preventing; not to restrain; to put up with; as, to tolerate doubtful practices.

Definition of Tolerate

1. Verb. To allow (something that one dislikes or disagrees with) to exist or occur without interference. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tolerate

1. to allow without active opposition [v -ATED, -ATING, -ATES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tolerate

toledos tolerabilities tolerability tolerable tolerable daily intake tolerableness tolerablish tolerably tolerance tolerance dose

toleranced tolerances tolerancing tolerant tolerantly tolerate (current term) tolerated tolerates tolerating toleration

tolerations tolerative tolerator tolerators tolerization tolerize tolerizeable tolerized tolerizing tolerogen

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