- 1. 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. Source: opted
- 2. v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant Source: wordnet
- 3. v. recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others) Source: wordnet
- 4. v. have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition Source: wordnet
- 5. v. allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting Source: wordnet
- 6. 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. Crying should not be tolerated in children. Locke. We tolerate them because property and liberty, to a degree, require that toleration. Burke. Syn. -- See Permit. Source: webster
- 7. To suffer to be, or to be done, without prohibition orhindrance; to allow or permit negatively, by not preventing; not torestrain; to put up with; as, to tolerate doubtful practices.Crying should not be tolerated in children. Locke.We tolerate them because property and liberty, to a degree, requirethat toleration. Burke. Source: adambom
- 8. v:100 v. recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others) v. have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition Source: ecdict
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