tolerate. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

tolerate

SYLLABICATION:	tol·er·ate
PRONUNCIATION:	tl-rt
TRANSITIVE VERB:	Inflected forms: tol·er·at·ed, tol·er·at·ing, tol·er·ates 1. To allow without prohibiting or opposing; permit. 2. To recognize and respect (the rights, beliefs, or practices of others). 3. To put up with; endure. See synonyms at bear¹. 4. Medicine To have tolerance for (a substance or pathogen).
ETYMOLOGY:	Latin tolerre, tolert-, to bear. See tel- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:	toler·ative —ADJECTIVE toler·ator —NOUN


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