tolerate

[tol-uh-reyt]

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.

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

Synonyms for tolerate

2. support, accept.

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British Dictionary definitions for untolerated

tolerate

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 Formstolerative, adjectivetolerator, noun

Word Origin for tolerate

C16: from Latin tolerāre sustain; related to thole ²

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Word Origin and History for untolerated

tolerate

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

untolerated in Medicine

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.