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List of meaning for tolerate

to put up with or withstand

digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up(verb)

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"

tolerate(verb)

recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others)

"We must tolerate the religions of others"

tolerate(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"

allow, permit, tolerate(verb)

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"

to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference

my boss simply doesn't tolerate tardiness

to put up with (something painful or difficult)

suffering a terrible headache, the poor woman couldn't tolerate all the noise the neighbors were making

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