TOLERATE

v. 1 stand (for), allow, permit, bear, suffer, brook, countenance, abide, admit, indulge, concede, sanction, swallow, stomach, turn a blind eye to, Colloq put up with, Brit stick The teacher refused to tolerate any more misbehaviour 2 bear, stand, submit to, endure, weather, take, accept, undergo Tests show that the product can tolerate considerable wear and tear