TOLERATE

• (verb) 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"

  synonyms : abide , bear , brook , digest , endure , put up , stand , stick out , stomach , suffer , support

  She was generally very tolerant but the one thing she could not abide was hypocrisy. -added by geeta_inlas

  
  -tagged by learner_md
  Why should I always abide by the rules??

• (verb) 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"

  synonyms : allow , permit

• (verb) 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"

• (verb) recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others)

  "We must tolerate the religions of others"

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