Word

tolerate, v.
(tolerated, tolerates, tolerating)
freq. cnt. 7

put up with something or somebody unpleasant
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 47 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

abide bear brook digest endure put up stand stick out stomach suffer support tolerate

sample sentences

"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"

verb frames

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Sam cannot %s Sue

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Sam cannot %s Sue

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

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tolerant tolerant tolerance toleration

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lexical pointers

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semantic pointers

hypernym

permit, allow, let, countenance

hyponym

accept, live with, swallow stand for, hold still for bear up take lying down take a joke sit out pay

verb group

allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
<verb.communication>

allow permit tolerate

sample sentences

"We don't allow dogs here"
"Children are not permitted beyond this point"
"We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

allowance allowance

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

permissive permit permit

semantic pointers

hypernym

permit, allow, let, countenance

have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition
<verb.perception>

tolerate

sample sentences

"The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

medicine, medical specialty

hypernym

recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others)
<verb.social>

tolerate

sample sentences

"We must tolerate the religions of others"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

tolerant tolerant toleration

semantic pointers

hypernym

respect, observe, honor, honour, abide by