| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | tol·er·ate |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  t l  -r t |
| 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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