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| tol·er·ate [ tóllə ràyt ] (past and past participle tol·er·at·ed, present participle tol·er·at·ing, 3rd person present singular tol·er·ates) |
transitive verb |
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1. permit something: to be willing to allow something to happen or exist
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2. endure something: to withstand the unpleasant effects of something
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3. accept existence of different views: to recognize other people's right to have different beliefs or practices without attempting to suppress them
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4. medicine be unaffected by drug: to fail to respond to a drug because the body has built up a resistance to it, or suffer no ill effects from being exposed to a harmful substance
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| [Early 16th century. < Latin tolerat-, past participle of tolerare "bear, endure"] |
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  tol·er·a·tive adjective |
| tol·er·a·tor noun |
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