tolerate

Definitions


[ˈtɒləreɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- allow the existence, occurrence, or practice of (something that one dislikes or disagrees with) without interference
(e.g: a regime unwilling to tolerate dissent)

- be capable of continued subjection to (a drug, toxin, or environmental condition) without adverse reaction
(e.g: lichens grow in conditions that no other plants tolerate)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 16th century (in the sense ‘endure pain’): from Latin tolerat- ‘endured’, from the verb tolerare




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