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tolerate
verb
-
tolerate
,
tolerating
,
tolerates
,
tolerated
to
allow
something
you
dislike
or
disagree
with
to
happen
or
exist
without
trying
to
stop
it
•
The
teacher
will
not
tolerate
bullying
in
her
classroom
.
The
teacher
will
not
tolerate
bullying
in
her
classroom
.
•
His
parents
tolerate
loud
music
as
long
as
he
finishes
his
homework
.
His
parents
tolerate
loud
music
as
long
as
he
finishes
his
homework
.
From
Latin
tolerāre
“
to
bear
,
endure
.”
verb
-
tolerate
,
tolerating
,
tolerates
,
tolerated
to
be
able
to
continue
,
survive
,
or
function
despite
something
unpleasant
or
difficult
•
These
desert
plants
tolerate
extreme
heat
and
little
water
.
These
desert
plants
tolerate
extreme
heat
and
little
water
.
•
Most
people
cannot
tolerate
working
without
breaks
for
twelve
hours
straight
.
Most
people
cannot
tolerate
working
without
breaks
for
twelve
hours
straight
.
Extended
sense
of
‘
endure
’
appeared
in
English
in
the
17th
century
.
verb
-
tolerate
,
tolerating
,
tolerates
,
tolerated
(
medicine
)
if
a
body
or
patient
can
tolerate
a
drug
,
food
,
or
treatment
,
it
does
not
harm
them
or
cause
bad
side
effects
•
Some
patients
cannot
tolerate
penicillin
and
need
alternative
antibiotics
.
Some
patients
cannot
tolerate
penicillin
and
need
alternative
antibiotics
.
•
After
a
few
days
,
her
stomach
could
tolerate
solid
food
again
.
After
a
few
days
,
her
stomach
could
tolerate
solid
food
again
.
Medical
use
developed
from
general
sense
of
‘
bear
without
harm
’.
