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Meaning of 'tolerate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Tolerate [ v. t.]
- To suffer to be, or to be done, without prohibition or hindrance; to allow or permit negatively, by not preventing; not to restrain; to put up with; as, to tolerate doubtful practices.

Meaning of 'tolerate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . tolerate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
Example in sentence:
  • Children are not permitted beyond this point;
  • We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital;
  • We don't allow dogs here
Meaning (2):
- put up with something or somebody unpleasant
Example in sentence:
  • he learned to tolerate the heat;
  • I cannot bear his constant criticism;
  • She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage;
  • The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
Meaning (3):
- have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition
Example in sentence:
  • The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him
Meaning (4):
- recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others)
Example in sentence:
  • We must tolerate the religions of others

Nearby Words:

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