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tolerate::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support |
| Type of | let, allow, countenance, permit |
| Has types | stand for, live with, swallow, take a joke, hold still for, pay, accept, take lying down, bear up, sit out |
| Verb group | suffer |
| Derivation | tolerance, tolerant, toleration |
he learned to tolerate the heat.
Examples of tolerate
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They will tolerate temperatures down to 32 degrees, though that can damage buds.
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People will say they can tolerate risk, so long as they don't experience losses.
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They will tolerate dry soil, but grow best in good, moist but well-drained soil.
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First, I had to let people know that the Machine will not tolerate bank robbery.
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No Aussie cattleman would tolerate or condone the shambles shown in the footage.
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Some crops, such as rice and cotton, don't tolerate environmental stresses well.
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Leafy greens tolerate some shade, but other crops want eight hours of sun daily.
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Leafy greens tolerate some shade, but other crops need eight hours of sun daily.
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Bass hovering amid nearby shadows cannot tolerate this coaxing, teasing display.
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- Digest: 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"
- Recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others); "We must tolerate the religions of others"
- 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"
- Allow: 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"
- (toleration) a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations; "all people should practice toleration and live together in peace"
- (toleration) official recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion)
- In general usage, tolerance is the ability to accept the existence of something while still disapproving of it. ...
- To allow (something that one dislikes or disagrees with) to exist or occur without interference
- (Tolerates) the species has between 50% and 80% chance of optimal growth.
