tolerate

1. Put up with something or somebody unpleasant (synset 200670017)
   "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"
   is a type of: allow, countenance, let, permit - consent to, give permission
   subtypes:

   • accept, live with, swallow - tolerate or accommodate oneself to
   • hold still for, stand for - tolerate or bear
   • bear up - endure cheerfully
   • take lying down - suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively
   • take a joke - listen to a joke at one's own expense
   • sit out - endure to the end
   • pay - bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action
   same as: abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support
   verb group: suffer - experience (emotional) pain
2. Recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others) (synset 202463017)
   "We must tolerate the religions of others"
   is a type of: abide by, honor, honour, observe, respect - show respect towards
3. Have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition (synset 202113858)
   "The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him"
   referred to in: medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
   is a type of: endure, suffer - undergo or be subjected to
4. Allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting (synset 200804608)
   "We don't allow dogs here"; "Children are not permitted beyond this point"; "We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital"
   is a type of: allow, countenance, let, permit - consent to, give permission
   same as: allow, permit

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