tolerate

Meaning

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

Synonyms

endure

bear

🐻

stand

put up with

abide

suffer

brook

permit

support

allow

withstand

condone

stomach

accept

🉑

stick out

forgive

be patient

sustain

digest

put up

overlook

suppress

take

forbear

swallow

last

undergo

understand

let

pardon

countenance

hold still for

tolerance

bear with

connive at

stand for

go through

bide

weather

wink at

yield

let pass

remain firm

sit still

show mercy to

be able to stand up to

be able to take

be doughty

be lenient

resist without yielding

Translations

tolérer

tollerare

tolerar

dulden

tolerar

sopportare

🐻

tolerieren

dulden

supporter

verdragen

ανέχομαι

vertragen

toelaten

tolereren

tolerar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɒl.ə.ɹeɪt/

Etymology

Cognate with Old English: þolian

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.

Sentences

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