Tolerate - Definition
tolerate
v 1: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot
bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to
endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to
tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable
marriage" [syn: digest, endure, stick out, stomach,
bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide,
suffer, put up]
2: recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others); "We
must tolerate the religions of others"
3: have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or
environmental condition; "The patient does not tolerate the
anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him"
4: allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing
or prohibiting; "We don't allow dogs here"; "Children are not
permitted beyond this point"; "We cannot tolerate smoking in
the hospital" [syn: allow, permit, tolerate]