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Word entry · 8 letters

tolerate

Best crossword clue

"Allow without protest"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈtɒl.ə.ɹeɪt/Part of speech verbSorted aeelorttStarts with TEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. put up with something or somebody unpleasant

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • The party tolerated corruption within its ranks.
  • I can tolerate working on Saturday, but not Sunday.
  • The elevator can tolerate up to 360 kilograms.

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