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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
Tuesday's mammoth session of parliament ended late in the evening in Rome with a final speech by a governing party MP vowing that violence against women "will not be tolerated, will not go unpunished."
For too long, affluent nations like the U.S. and the U.K. have tolerated this trade in the name of “choice” and “family equality.”
That also aligns nicely with several modern precepts we’ve come to tolerate about certain New Yorkers who are propped up by political and corporate forces that enable them to get away with just about everything.
“Shameful behavior! Please bear in mind that I will not tolerate any repeat of what happened at the Christmas ball.”
In the kitchen: a sink filled with dishes, because Mr. Gibson insisted that Gibby should do all the housework and she resisted until she could no longer tolerate the mess.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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