Tolerate

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v. 容忍, 宽容
［英］ v. 容忍, 宽容 ( allow to be done freely without opposition)
［类］反义词: brook ( 容忍) -refuse to tolerate ( 拒绝容忍) ;stomach ( 忍受) -refuse to tolerate ( 拒绝容忍)

transitive verb (-ated; -ating)

Etymology: Latin toleratus, past participle of tolerare to endure, put up with; akin to Old English tholian to bear, Latin tollere to lift up, latus carried (suppletive past participle of ferre), Greek tlēnai to bear
Date: 1524
1. to endure or resist the action of (as a drug or food) without serious side effects or discomfort ; exhibit physiological tolerance for
2.
- a. to allow to be or to be done without prohibition, hindrance, or contradiction
- b. to put up with <learn to tolerate one another>
Synonyms: see bear
? tolerative adjective
? tolerator noun