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tolerate
verb as in allow, indulge
Strong matches
admit, authorize, bear, go, have, hear, humor, pocket, receive, sanction, stand, stomach, suffer, sustain, swallow, take, undergo
Weak matches
bear with, blink at, consent to, go along with, live with, put up with, sit and take it, sit still for, stay the course, string along, submit to, tough out, wink at
Example Sentences
The Free Speech Union said that the overturning of the conviction sent a message that "anti-religious protests, however offensive to true believers, must be tolerated".
“This behavior is disgusting and they should be fired,” he posted on X. “Any company responsible for the safety of the traveling public cannot tolerate that behavior.”
Ms Heathcote added: "Police staff will not tolerate being treated as second-class citizens within their own workplaces and they will take action until they receive the same £1,250 allowance as their colleagues."
And you also have to divide by your personal degree of risk aversion, because each person can tolerate a different amount of risk.
“I will not tolerate delay, which many think will happen, or any outcome where Gaza poses a threat again.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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