tolerate
(verb)
verb
1. put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- he learned to tolerate the heat
Similar word(s): abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, stand, stomach, suffer, support
Definition categories: cognition, allow, countenance, let, permit
2. recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others)
- We must tolerate the religions of others
Definition categories: social, honor, honour, observe, respect
3. 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
Definition categories: perception, endure, suffer
4. allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
- We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital
Similar word(s): allow, permit
Definition categories: communication, allow, countenance, let, permit
Sentences with tolerate as a verb:
- I like the way he plays the guitar, but I can't tolerate his voice when he sings.
- I can tolerate working on Saturdays, but not on Sundays.