tolerate
English
Etymology
From Latin tolerātus (past participle), from tolerō (“I endure”). Cognate with Old English þolian (“to tolerate, suffer, bear”). More at thole.
Pronunciation
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Verb
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- To allow (something that one dislikes or disagrees with) to exist or occur without interference.
- Synonyms: allow, bear, brook, endure, live with, put up with; see also Thesaurus:tolerate
- 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.
Usage notes
- This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing).
Related terms
Translations
to allow without interference
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Further reading
- “tolerate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “tolerate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “tolerate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Esperanto
Adverb
tolerate
- present adverbial passive participle of toleri
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) tolerāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of tolerō "bear ye, endure ye, tolerate ye"
Participle
(deprecated template usage) tolerāte