tolerate
verb
[ ˈtɒləreɪt ]
• allow the existence, occurrence, or practice of (something that one dislikes or disagrees with) without interference.
• "a regime unwilling to tolerate dissent"
Similar:
allow,
permit,
authorize,
sanction,
condone,
indulge,
agree to,
accede to,
approve of,
endure,
put up with,
bear,
take,
stand,
support,
submit to,
stomach,
undergo,
accept,
swallow,
brook,
countenance,
admit of,
recognize,
acknowledge,
ignore,
turn a blind eye to,
wink at,
thole,
stick,
hack,
abide,
wear,
be doing with,
suffer,
• be capable of continued subjection to (a drug, toxin, or environmental condition) without adverse reaction.
• "lichens grow in conditions that no other plants tolerate"
Origin:
early 16th century (in the sense ‘endure pain’): from Latin tolerat- ‘endured’, from the verb tolerare .
