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tolerate

Syllabification: (tol·er·ate)

Definition of tolerate

[with object]

allow the existence, occurrence, or practice of (something that one does not necessarily like or agree with) without interference:a regime unwilling to tolerate dissent
accept or endure (someone or something unpleasant or disliked) with forbearance:how was it that she could tolerate such noise?
be capable of continued subjection to (a drug, toxin, or environmental condition) without adverse reaction:lichens grow in conditions that no other plants tolerate

Derivatives

early 16th century (in the sense 'endure (pain)'): from Latin tolerat- 'endured', from the verb tolerare

Definition of tolerate in the British & World English dictionary

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