Tolerate

Verb

 * 1) To allow (something that one dislikes or disagrees with) to exist or occur without interference.
 * I like the way he plays the guitar, but I can't tolerate his voice when he sings.
 * I can tolerate working on Saturdays, but not on Sundays.

Synonyms

 * brook
 * allow
 * bear
 * endure
 * put up with

Related terms

 * tolerability
 * tolerable
 * tolerance
 * tolerant
 * toleration

Adverbs for Tolerate
eternally; consciously; patiently; magnanimously; generously; legally; courteously; lazily; contemptuously; morally; indolently; gently.

Thesaurus
abide, abide with, accept, admit, allow, be big, be content with, be easy with, bear, bear with, bide, blink at, brave, brook, concede, condone, connive at, consent to, countenance, disregard, endure, go, hang in, hang in there, hang tough, have, hear of, ignore, indulge, judge not, lean over backwards, listen to reason, live with, lump, lump it, not write off, overlook, permit, persevere, pocket, put up with, sanction, see both sides, spare the rod, stand, stand for, stick, stomach, submit to, suffer, support, suspend judgment, sustain, swallow, take, take up with, undergo, view with indulgence, weather, wink at

Etymology
From toleratus:, from tolero:. Cognate with þolian:. More at thole.

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Chinese: 忍受 (rěnshòu)
 * Dutch:, tolereren, , ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:, supporter
 * German:, , vertragen
 * Haitian Creole:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 黙認する (もくにんする, mokunin surú)


 * Korean: 참는다 (chamneunda)
 * Norwegian:, tåle
 * Old English:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: допускать (dopuskát’), терпеть
 * Spanish:, soportar
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu: సహించు (sahinchu)

Verb

 * 1)   "bear ye, endure ye, tolerate ye"