tolerate
[ tol-uh-reyt ]
/ ˈtɒl əˌreɪt /
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verb (used with object), tol·er·at·ed, tol·er·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.
Medicine/Medical. to endure or resist the action of (a drug, poison, etc.).
Obsolete. to experience, undergo, or sustain, as pain or hardship.
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British Dictionary definitions for tolerate
tolerate
/ (ˈtɒləˌreɪt) /
verb (tr)
to treat with indulgence, liberality, or forbearance
to permit
to be able to bear; put up with
med to have tolerance for (a drug, poison, etc)
Derived forms of tolerate
tolerative, adjectivetolerator, nounWord Origin for tolerate
C16: from Latin tolerāre sustain; related to thole ²
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Medical definitions for tolerate
tolerate
[ tŏl′ə-rāt′ ]
v.
To allow without prohibiting or opposing; permit.
To put up with; endure.
To have tolerance for a substance or pathogen.
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