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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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TOLERATE definition: 1. to accept behaviour and beliefs that are different from your own, although you might not agree…. Learn more.
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 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.).
The verb tolerate means "to put up with or allow." You can tolerate your sister's love of Broadway musicals but really, you prefer dramas. Think of tolerate as the open-minded verb. It means you allow something to happen or exist, even if you don't really like it.
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.
If you tolerate a situation or person, you accept them although you do not particularly like them. She can no longer tolerate the position that she's in. [ VERB noun ] The cousins tolerated each other, but did not really get on well together.
