tolerate
to luh rayt
- v put up with something or somebody unpleasant
he learned to tolerate the heat - v recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others)
We must tolerate the religions of others - v 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 - v allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital
- For six months Jack campaigned relentlessly for Jackie's vote, in and out of Georgetown dinner parties, Washington art theaters and movie houses (he even learned to tolerate .
- The first truth is that the liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic State .
- What risks are fans willing to tolerate as spectatorsabettors to an inherently dangerous sport? For some, the death of a hero of Earnhardt's magnitude will awaken disgust, or shame.