tolerateverb [ T ]
uk/ˈtɒl.ər.eɪt/us/ˈtɑː.lə.reɪt/tolerate verb [ T ] (ACCEPT)
B2 to accept behaviour and beliefs that are different from your own, although you might not agree with or approve of them:
I will not tolerate that kind of behaviour in my class.
[ + -ing verb ] I won't tolerate lying.
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- The bacteria have developed an ability to tolerate these drugs.
- The soldiers have to tolerate difficult desert conditions.
- I'm looking for plants that can tolerate shade.
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Accepting & agreeing reluctantly
- acquiescent
- bend to sth
- capitulate
- cave in
- come to heel idiom
- compromise
- condescend
- defer
- meet
- meet sb halfway idiom
- not take sth lying down idiom
- philosophical
- relent
- resign
- resort
- resort to sth
- sell
- surrender
- swallow
- trade
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tolerate verb [ T ] (DEAL WITH)
C2 to deal with something unpleasant or annoying, or to continue existing despite bad or difficult conditions:
These ants can tolerate temperatures that would kill other species.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Tolerating and enduring
- bear
- bear with sb
- bearable
- bide
- come to terms with sth idiom
- endurance
- philosophically
- resign yourself to sth
- ride
- ride sth out
- sit
- sit sth out
- stand for sth
- stew
- stew (in your own juice) idiom
- stick
- stick it out
- stick with it idiom
- stick with sth/sb
- sweat it out idiom
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