tolerate

[tol-uh-reyt] /ˈtɒl əˌreɪt/
verb (used with object), tolerated, tolerating.
1.
to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit.
2.
to endure without repugnance; put up with:
I can tolerate laziness, but not incompetence.
3.
Medicine/Medical. to endure or resist the action of (a drug, poison, etc.).
4.
Obsolete. to experience, undergo, or sustain, as pain or hardship.
Origin
1525-35; < Latin tolerātus, past participle of tolerāre to bear (akin to thole2); see -ate1
Related forms
tolerative, adjective
tolerator, noun
nontolerated, adjective
nontolerative, adjective
untolerated, adjective
untolerating, adjective
untolerative, adjective
Synonyms
2. support, accept.
Examples from the web for tolerate
  • Some students seem unable to tolerate the appropriate use.
  • Ants from different nests were then paired off to see if they would tolerate each other, or fight.
  • Some species can tolerate acidic waters better than others.
  • Dominant breeders rely on helpers to feed chicks, but they also tolerate individuals that don't seem to help at all.
  • They tolerate a little more heat and demand less w more add to my plant list.
  • Occasionally the river would tolerate such restrictions, but more often it would not.
  • We would no longer tolerate a situation in which the minority had leisure because the majority had labor.
  • Gars inhabit lakes, bayous, and bays and are able to tolerate brackish and even salt water.
  • Show me a reason to tolerate the hazards of storing hydrogen.
  • For those who can tolerate it, though, seitan can replace meat in all kinds of recipes.
British Dictionary definitions for tolerate

tolerate

/ˈtɒləˌreɪt/
verb (transitive)
1.
to treat with indulgence, liberality, or forbearance
2.
to permit
3.
to be able to bear; put up with
4.
(med) to have tolerance for (a drug, poison, etc)
Derived Forms
tolerative, adjective
tolerator, noun
Word Origin
C16: from Latin tolerāre sustain; related to thole²
Word Origin and History for tolerate
v.

1530s, from Latin toleratus, past participle of tolerare (see toleration). Related: Tolerated; tolerating.

tolerate in Medicine

tolerate tol·er·ate (tŏl'ə-rāt')
v. tol·er·at·ed, tol·er·at·ing, tol·er·ates

  1. To allow without prohibiting or opposing; permit.

  2. To put up with; endure.

  3. To have tolerance for a substance or pathogen.

tol'er·a'tive adj.