Main Entry:: tol·er·ate
Pronunciation:: \ˈtä-lə-ˌrāt\
Function:: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):: tol·er·at·ed; tol·er·at·ing
Etymology:: Latin toleratus, past participle of tolerare to endure, put up with; akin to Old English tholian to bear, Latin tollere to lift up, latus carried (suppletive past participle of ferre), Greek tlēnai to bear
Date:: 1524

1: to endure or resist the action of (as a drug or food) without serious side effects or discomfort : exhibit physiological tolerance for2 a: to allow to be or to be done without prohibition, hindrance, or contradiction b: to put up with <learn to tolerate one another>

synonyms see bear

— tol·er·a·tive

\-ˌrā-tiv\ adjective

— tol·er·a·tor

\-ˌrā-tər\ noun

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