tolerate

UK /ˈtɒl.ə.ɹeɪt/ · US /ˈtɑ.lə.ɹeɪt/

Etymology Borrowed from Latin tolerātus, the perfect passive participle of tolerō (“to endure”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with Old English þolian (“to tolerate, suffer, bear”) and French tolérer. More at thole.

Synonyms

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countenance, have, abear, abide, aby, accept, allow, bear, bide, brook, dree, endure, forbear, go along with, live with, pass, pocket, pouch, put up with, stand, stick, stomach, suffer, swallow, take, take sitting down, thole, tolerate, undergang, undergo

Antonyms

chafe, discriminate, lose one's temper, prohibit, rage, snap

Derived terms

toleratable, tolerative, tolerator

Related terms

tolerability, tolerable, tolerance, tolerant, toleration

Hyponyms

acquiesce, agree to disagree