tolerate
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tolerate
- /ˈtɒl.ə.ɹeɪt/ UK
- /ˈtɑ.lə.ɹeɪt/ Atlantic Canada, US
- /ˈtɒl.ə.ɹeɪt/ Canada, dialectal
- /ˈtɔl.ə.ɹæɪt/ Australia
- [ˈtɔ̟l.ə.ɹæɪt] New Zealand
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin tolerātus, the perfect passive participle of tolerō (“to endure”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with Old English þolian (“to tolerate, suffer, bear”) and French tolérer. More at thole.
verb tolerates · tolerating · tolerated
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To allow or permit without explicit approval, usually if it is perceived as negative.
The party tolerated corruption within its ranks.
Similar: allow
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To bear, withstand.
I can tolerate working on Saturday, but not Sunday.
Similar: take, endure, withstand, bear, live with, put up with, stand
Similar: countenance, have, abear, abide, aby, accept, allow, bear, bide, brook, dree, endure, forbear, go along with, live with, pass, pocket, pouch, put up with, stand, stick, stomach, suffer, swallow, take, take sitting down, thole, tolerate, undergang, undergo · Opposite: chafe, discriminate, lose one's temper, prohibit, rage, snap
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: endure, abide, brook, stand, put up, suffer, stomach, bear, tolerant, acquiescence, condone, accept, allow, permit, admit, tolerance
verb
Similar: countenance, have, abear, abide, aby, accept, allow, bear, bide, brook, dree, endure, forbear, go along with, live with, pass, pocket, pouch, put up with, stand, stick, stomach, suffer, swallow, take, take sitting down, thole, tolerate, undergang, undergo · Opposite: chafe, discriminate, lose one's temper, prohibit, rage, snap
Translations
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verb To allow without explicit approval
| Español | tolerar, soportar, aguantar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 참는다 chamneunda |
| 日本語 | 黙認する mokunin-surú |
| 中文 | 忍受 rěnshòu, 熬 áo |
| हिन्दी | सहना sahnā |
| Português | tolerar, aguentar, suportar |
| Français | tolérer, supporter, souffrir |
| Deutsch | tolerieren, dulden, vertragen |
| Italiano | tollerare, sopportare, accettare |
| Ελληνικά | ανέχομαι anéchomai |
| Română | tolera, suporta, îngădui |
| Русский | терпе́ть terpétʹ, вы́терпеть výterpetʹ, допуска́ть dopuskátʹ, допусти́ть dopustítʹ, толери́ровать tolerírovatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | chịu đựng |
| العربية | اِحْتَمَلَ iḥtamala |
| עברית | סָבַל savál |
verb to bear, withstand — see also bear, put up with, stand
| Ελληνικά | ανέχομαι anéchomai |
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| Русский | терпе́ть terpétʹ, потерпе́ть poterpétʹ, вы́терпеть výterpetʹ, сноси́ть snosítʹ, снести́ snestí, толери́ровать tolerírovatʹ |
Talk about this word "tolerate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tolerate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tolerate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tolerate "tolerate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tolerate.Cite this
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title = {tolerate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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