tolerate

Phrases
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Aerotolerant   organisms   cannot   use   oxygen   for   growth   but   are   tolerate   its   presence .

Les organismes aérotolérants ne peuvent pas utiliser de l'oxygène pour la croissance mais tolèrent sa présence.

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (transitive) To allow or permit without explicit approval, usually if it is perceived as negative.
  2. (transitive) To bear, withstand.

Fréquence

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Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈtɒl.ə.ɹeɪt/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

Borrowed from Latin tolerātus, the perfect passive participle of tolerō (“to endure”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with Old English þolian (“to tolerate, suffer, bear”) and French tolérer. More at thole.

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