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[ verb ] put up with something or somebody unpleasant
Examples "I cannot bear his constant criticism" "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks" "he learned to tolerate the heat" "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" Used in print (Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)The professor in_turn dares not tolerate the influence in his classes of an organization in the policies and standards of which he has no voice . (Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)Drunkenness was no_longer tolerated . Related terms permit take pay accept stand_for bear_up take_lying_down take_a_joke sit_out suffer endurance tolerance toleration |
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[ verb ] recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others)
Examples "We must tolerate the religions of others" Related terms |
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