tolerate

verbcommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈtɒl.ə.ɹeɪt//
United States//ˈtɑ.lə.ɹeɪt//
Canada//ˈtɒl.ə.ɹeɪt//
Australia//ˈtɔl.ə.ɹæɪt//
New Zealand/[ˈtɔ̟l.ə.ɹæɪt]/

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

verb

1
To allow or permit without explicit approval, usually if it is perceived as negative.
The party tolerated corruption within its ranks.
2
To bear, withstand.
I can tolerate working on Saturday, but not Sunday.
The elevator can tolerate up to 360 kilograms.

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.

Forms

past tense: tolerated
past participle: tolerated
present participle: tolerating
third person singular: tolerates

Toledo · A city in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.tolerance · The ability or practice of tolerating; an acceptance of or…tolerant · Tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something.

tolerate · To allow or permit without explicit approval, usually if it is perceived as negative.

tolerated · endured toll · A fee paid for some liberty or privilege, particularly for…Toll · A surname.

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