tolerate

Pronunciation: /ˈtɒl.ə.ɹeɪt/

The English word “tolerate” has 2 meanings listed here.

verb

To allow or permit without explicit approval, usually if it is perceived as negative.
To bear, withstand.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tolerātus, the perfect passive participle of tolerō (“to endure”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with Old English þolian (“to tolerate, suffer, bear”) and French tolérer. More at thole.

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