tolerate
pronunciation
How to pronounce tolerate in British English:
UK [ˈtɒləreɪt]
How to pronounce tolerate in American English:
US [ˈtɑːləreɪt]
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- Verb:
- put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others)
- have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen
- allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
Word Origin
- tolerate
- tolerate: [16] To tolerate something is etymologically to ‘bear’ it. The word comes from the past participle of Latin tolerāre ‘bear, tolerate’. This in turn was formed from a base *tol- ‘lift, carry’, which also underlies English extol [15].=> extol
- tolerate (v.)
- 1530s, of authorities, "to allow without interference," from Latin toleratus, past participle of tolerare (see toleration). Related: Tolerated; tolerating.
Example
- 1. Businesses that depend on just-in-time delivery cannot tolerate lateness .
- 2. Perhaps dinosaurs could not tolerate these extremetemperature changes and became extinct .
- 3. Why does nature tolerate males ?
- 4. If you tolerate this , your children will be next .
- 5. Different countries and nations need to respect , tolerate and learn from each other 's culture .