v.
Pronunciation: ' tä-l ə - ˌ r ā t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -at · ed ; -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 tl ē nai 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 for
2 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 \ - ˌ r ā -tiv \ adjective
– tol · er · a · tor \ - ˌ r ā -t ə r \ noun