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- [tol-uh-reyt]
- /ˈtɒl əˌreɪt/
- /ˈtɒl.ər.eɪt/
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- [tol-uh-reyt]
- /ˈtɒl əˌreɪt/
Definitions of tolerate word
- verb with object tolerate to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit. 1
- verb with object tolerate to endure without repugnance; put up with: I can tolerate laziness, but not incompetence. 1
- verb with object tolerate Medicine/Medical. to endure or resist the action of (a drug, poison, etc.). 1
- verb with object tolerate Obsolete. to experience, undergo, or sustain, as pain or hardship. 1
- transitive verb tolerate allow, permit 1
- transitive verb tolerate put up with, accept 1
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Origin of tolerate
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Latin tolerātus, past participle of tolerāre to bear (akin to thole2); see -ate1
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Parts of speech for Tolerate
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tolerate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
tolerate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tolerate
verb tolerate
- abide — to tolerate; put up with
- accept — If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
- addicting — a person who is addicted to an activity, habit, or substance: a drug addict.
- admit — If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true.
- allow — If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
Antonyms for tolerate
verb tolerate
- insist — to be emphatic, firm, or resolute on some matter of desire, demand, intention, etc.: He insists on checking every shipment.
- lay down the law — the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
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