Main entry: endure, put up, digest, bear, abide, brook, stand, suffer, support, tolerate, stick out, stomach
Definition: put up with something or somebody unpleasant
Usage: I cannot bear his constant criticism; The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks; he learned to tolerate the heat; She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage
Main entry: allow, tolerate, permit
Definition: allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
Usage: We don't allow dogs here; Children are not permitted beyond this point; We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital
Main entry: tolerate
Definition: have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition
Usage: The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him
Main entry: tolerate
Definition: recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others)
Usage: We must tolerate the religions of others