
Tolerate
Patient Endurance
Focuses on calmly dealing with discomfort or annoyance without complaint.
She could no longer tolerate the loud construction noise.
Limit of Acceptance
Indicates there's a threshold of how much one can handle before a reaction.
He tolerated the teasing until it became mean.
Reluctant Tolerance
Implies acceptance out of necessity or lack of alternatives, not desire.
I'll tolerate your smoking outside only. Compare with
AbideAcceptAllowBearEndureStandSufferWithstand
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