tolerate

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɒl.ə.ɹeɪt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɑ.lə.ɹeɪt/ === Verb === tolerate (third-person singular simple present tolerates, present participle tolerating, simple past and past participle tolerated) (transitive) To allow or permit without explicit approval, usually if it is perceived as negative. Synonyms: allow; see also Thesaurus:tolerate (transitive) To bear, withstand. Synonyms: bear, live with, put up with, (chiefly in the negative) stand ==== Usage notes ==== This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). In sense 1, this verb almost always carries a negative connotation. This is in contrast with related tolerance and tolerant, which are usually perceived as positive characteristics. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “tolerate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “tolerate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “tolerate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Esperanto == === Adverb === tolerate present adverbial passive participle of toleri == Latin == === Verb === tolerāte second-person plural present active imperative of tolerō "bear ye, endure ye, tolerate ye" === Participle === tolerāte vocative masculine singular of tolerātus == Spanish == === Verb === tolerate second-person singular voseo imperative of tolerar combined with te