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tolerate

To tolerate means to allow something, even if it is not your practice or something that you like. (verb)

  1. An example of to tolerate is to not interfere with someone’s religious beliefs.
  2. An example of to tolerate is to allow someone to smoke around you even if you hate the smell.

To tolerate means for your body to accept something. (verb)

An example of to tolerate is for your system to be ok with large doses of medicine.

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See tolerate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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