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tolerate

[tol-uh-reyt]
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verb (used with object), tol·er·at·ed, tol·er·at·ing.
  1. to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit.
  2. to endure without repugnance; put up with: I can tolerate laziness, but not incompetence.
  3. Medicine/Medical. to endure or resist the action of (a drug, poison, etc.).
  4. Obsolete. to experience, undergo, or sustain, as pain or hardship.
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Origin of tolerate

1525–35; < Latin tolerātus, past participle of tolerāre to bear (akin to thole2); see -ate1
Related formstol·er·a·tive, adjectivetol·er·a·tor, nounnon·tol·er·at·ed, adjectivenon·tol·er·a·tive, adjectiveun·tol·er·at·ed, adjectiveun·tol·er·at·ing, adjectiveun·tol·er·a·tive, adjective

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2. support, accept.
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British Dictionary definitions for untolerated

tolerate

verb (tr)
  1. to treat with indulgence, liberality, or forbearance
  2. to permit
  3. to be able to bear; put up with
  4. med to have tolerance for (a drug, poison, etc)
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Derived Formstolerative, adjectivetolerator, noun

Word Origin

C16: from Latin tolerāre sustain; related to thole ²
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Word Origin and History for untolerated

tolerate

v.

1530s, from Latin toleratus, past participle of tolerare (see toleration). Related: Tolerated; tolerating.

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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
untolerated in Medicine

tolerate

(tŏl′ə-rāt′)
v.
  1. To allow without prohibiting or opposing; permit.
  2. To put up with; endure.
  3. To have tolerance for a substance or pathogen.
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