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- Dictionarytolerate/ˈtɒləreɪt/
verb
- 1. allow the existence, occurrence, or practice of (something that one dislikes or disagrees with) without interference: "a regime unwilling to tolerate dissent" Similar Opposite
- 2. be capable of continued subjection to (a drug, toxin, or environmental condition) without adverse reaction: "lichens grow in conditions that no other plants tolerate" Similar
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The meaning of TOLERATE is to allow to be or to be done without prohibition, hindrance, or contradiction. How to use tolerate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Tolerate.
TOLERATE definition: 1. to accept behaviour and beliefs that are different from your own, although you might not agree…. Learn more.
tolerate verb [T] (ACCEPT) to accept behavior and beliefs that are different from your own, although you may not agree with or approve of them: They don’t have the best service, but I tolerate it because I love their food.
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. Synonyms: accept, support. Medicine/Medical. to endure or resist the action of (a drug, poison, etc.).
It means you allow something to happen or exist, even if you don't really like it. For example, you don't like your neighbor's loud music but you tolerate because he only blasts it on Saturday afternoons. Scientifically speaking, when your body can tolerate a drug, poison or even pollution, it means you aren't harmed by it. Definitions of tolerate
TOLERATE definition: 1. to accept or allow something although you do not like it: 2. to be able to deal with something…. Learn more.
If you tolerate a situation or person, you accept them although you do not particularly like them.
tolerate something to be able to be affected by a drug, difficult conditions, etc. without being harmed She tolerated the chemotherapy well. Few plants will tolerate sudden changes in temperature.
1. to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit. 2. to endure without repugnance; put up with: I cannot tolerate incompetence. 3. to experience, undergo, or sustain, as pain or hardship.
tolerate meaning, definition, what is tolerate: to allow people to do, say, or believe s...: Learn more.
