tolerate

[ tol-uh-reyt ]

/ ˈtɒl əˌreɪt /

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.

Words nearby tolerate

tolerable, tolerance, tolerance dose, tolerance zone, tolerant, tolerate, toleration, tolerogenic, toleware, tolidine, tolima

Origin of tolerate

1525–35; < Latin tolerātus, past participle of tolerāre to bear (akin to thole²); see -ate¹

SYNONYMS FOR tolerate

2 support, accept.

OTHER WORDS FROM tolerate

tol·er·a·tive, adjectivetol·er·a·tor, nounnon·tol·er·at·ed, adjectivenon·tol·er·a·tive, adjective

un·tol·er·at·ed, adjectiveun·tol·er·at·ing, adjectiveun·tol·er·a·tive, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for untolerated

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, noun

Word Origin for tolerate

C16: from Latin tolerāre sustain; related to thole ²

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Medicine definitions for untolerated

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.