v. 1 to allow or accept; not oppose or attack; 2 not to be bothered by; endure or bear.
Your teacher will not tolerate talking in class.
Your teacher will not tolerate talking in class.
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Our society will not tolerate cruelty to animals.
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The hawk will not tolerate the owl in their shared territory.
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The teacher could not tolerate his facetious remarks.
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Why do you think that Claire was able to love her son in a society that doesn't tolerate this?
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Our school will not tolerate racism.
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What does Dan do to make it easier for him to tolerate Jimmy?
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A rhesus monkey can tolerate a broad range of habitats.
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She will tolerate no buffoonery in her classroom.
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allow; permit; stand; stand for; take
resist
3 syllables
tol-er-ate
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