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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɒləreɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtɑləˌreɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tol′ə rāt′)

Inflections of 'tolerate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

tolerates: v 3rd person singular

tolerating: v pres p

tolerated: v past

tolerated: v past p

tol•er•ate /ˈtɑləˌreɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -at•ed, -at•ing.

to allow (something that one does not like) to exist without prohibiting it or preventing it.
to endure; put up with:I cannot tolerate incompetence.

tol•er•a•tion /ˌtɑləˈreɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

tol•er•ate (tol′ə rāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -at•ed, -at•ing.

to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance;
permit.
to endure without repugnance;
put up with:I can tolerate laziness, but not incompetence.
[Med.]to endure or resist the action of (a drug, poison, etc.).
[Obs.]to experience, undergo, or sustain, as pain or hardship.

Latin tolerātus, past participle of tolerāre to bear (akin to thole²); see -ate¹
1525–35

tol ′er•a′tive, adj.
tol ′er•a′tor, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

tolerate /ˈtɒləˌreɪt/ vb (transitive)

to treat with indulgence, liberality, or forbearance
to permit
to be able to bear; put up with
to have tolerance for (a drug, poison, etc)

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin tolerāre sustain; related to thole²

'tolerate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

abide - accept - bar - bear - bellyful - bide - brook - countenance - endure - forbear - hack - have - lump - permit - put up - stand - stand for - stick - stomach - time - tolerant - eurybathic - go - illation - intolerance - intolerant - put - take - thole - toleration - totalitarian - undergo - use - wear - stenobathic - suffer - support

In Lists: Verbs followed by a gerund, **All words restudy**, more...

Synonyms: permit, authorize, authorise, allow, put up with, more...

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