tolerate

Verbs

  • (v) 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
    brook, endure, abide, stomach, bear, digest, stick out, put up, suffer, stand, support,
  • (v) recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others)
    • We must tolerate the religions of others
  • (v) 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
  • (v) 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
    permit, allow,

Synonyms

brook endure abide stomach bear digest stick out put up suffer stand support permit allow

Words of close approximity

tolerant