Tolerate
verb
To accept or endure someone or something unpleasant or disliked with patience.
I cannot tolerate this heat any longer.
Often appears as...
- tolerate pain
- tolerate heat
verb
To allow the existence, occurrence or practice of something without interference.
The government cannot tolerate any form of political protest.
Often appears as...
- tolerate difference
- tolerate practice
verb
In medicine, to take a drug without suffering harmful side effects.
Some patients do not tolerate chemotherapy well.
Often appears as...
- tolerate treatment
- tolerate medication
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Technical
verb
To accept or endure someone or something unpleasant or disliked with patience.
I cannot tolerate this heat any longer.
Often appears as...
- tolerate pain
- tolerate heat
verb
To allow the existence, occurrence or practice of something without interference.
The government cannot tolerate any form of political protest.
Often appears as...
- tolerate difference
- tolerate practice
verb
In medicine, to take a drug without suffering harmful side effects.
Some patients do not tolerate chemotherapy well.
Often appears as...
- tolerate treatment
- tolerate medication
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Patient Endurance
Focuses on calmly dealing with discomfort or annoyance without complaint.
She could no longer tolerate the loud construction noise.
Pro Tip 2/3Limit of Acceptance
Indicates there's a threshold of how much one can handle before a reaction.
He tolerated the teasing until it became mean.
Pro Tip 3/3Reluctant Tolerance
Implies acceptance out of necessity or lack of alternatives, not desire.
I'll tolerate your smoking outside only.
Pro Tip 1/3Patient Endurance
Focuses on calmly dealing with discomfort or annoyance without complaint.
She could no longer tolerate the loud construction noise.
Pro Tip 2/3Limit of Acceptance
Indicates there's a threshold of how much one can handle before a reaction.
He tolerated the teasing until it became mean.
Pro Tip 3/3Reluctant Tolerance
Implies acceptance out of necessity or lack of alternatives, not desire.
I'll tolerate your smoking outside only.
Pro Tip 1/3Patient Endurance
Focuses on calmly dealing with discomfort or annoyance without complaint.
She could no longer tolerate the loud construction noise.
Pro Tip 2/3Limit of Acceptance
Indicates there's a threshold of how much one can handle before a reaction.
He tolerated the teasing until it became mean.
Pro Tip 3/3Reluctant Tolerance
Implies acceptance out of necessity or lack of alternatives, not desire.
I'll tolerate your smoking outside only.
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Meet Spot, the robot dog...
is to make them not do just exactly what you say, but make them deal with the uncertainty of what happens in the real world. So we have Steve there, one of the engineers, giving the robot a hard time. And the fact that the programming still tolerates all that disturbance --
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The history of the world...
The abundance of prey in rodent-infested granaries drew in these typically solitary animals. And as the wildcats learned to tolerate the presence of humans and other cats during mealtime, we think that farmers likewise tolerated the cats in exchange for free pest control.
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Love and hormones PIPE...
would you rather have loyal friends or interesting friends now we all want friends then we all want interesting friends but this type cannot tolerate unloyal friends and the other three types cannot tolerate mathematically speaking cannot tolerate uninteresting
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Otters Have a Favourite...
in captivity yeah so these are fairly young in terms of them in terms of Panda oh my goodness she is really enjoying that isn't she did they get on no now this panda they do they do they tolerate each other they share the same environment in the world they are
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Todd Humphreys: How to...
We simply cannot tolerate GPS jammers and spoofers, and yet, given the lack of effective legal means for protecting our privacy from the GPS dot, can you really blame people for wanting to turn them on, for wanting to use them?
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Why we love, why we...
evolved to enable you to tolerate this human being at least long enough to raise a child together as a team. So with that preamble, I want to go into discussing the two most profound social trends.
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Science can answer moral...
it will always be easier to break things than to fix them. It seems to me, therefore, patently obvious that we can no more respect and tolerate vast differences in notions of human well-being
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Depression, the secret...
Shutting out the depression strengthens it. While you hide from it, it grows. And the people who do better are the ones who are able to tolerate the fact that they have this condition.
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Iceland Is Growing New...
is to support growing more forests and better forests to make land more productive and more able to tolerate the pressures that we put on
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My Daughter, Malala PIPE...
It spread like a crescendo all around the world. And that was the reason the Taliban could not tolerate her campaign,
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Meet Spot, the robot dog...
is to make them not do just exactly what you say, but make them deal with the uncertainty of what happens in the real world. So we have Steve there, one of the engineers, giving the robot a hard time. And the fact that the programming still tolerates all that disturbance --
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The history of the world...
The abundance of prey in rodent-infested granaries drew in these typically solitary animals. And as the wildcats learned to tolerate the presence of humans and other cats during mealtime, we think that farmers likewise tolerated the cats in exchange for free pest control.
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Love and hormones PIPE...
would you rather have loyal friends or interesting friends now we all want friends then we all want interesting friends but this type cannot tolerate unloyal friends and the other three types cannot tolerate mathematically speaking cannot tolerate uninteresting
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Otters Have a Favourite...
in captivity yeah so these are fairly young in terms of them in terms of Panda oh my goodness she is really enjoying that isn't she did they get on no now this panda they do they do they tolerate each other they share the same environment in the world they are
Video examples
Todd Humphreys: How to...
We simply cannot tolerate GPS jammers and spoofers, and yet, given the lack of effective legal means for protecting our privacy from the GPS dot, can you really blame people for wanting to turn them on, for wanting to use them?
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Why we love, why we...
evolved to enable you to tolerate this human being at least long enough to raise a child together as a team. So with that preamble, I want to go into discussing the two most profound social trends.
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Science can answer moral...
it will always be easier to break things than to fix them. It seems to me, therefore, patently obvious that we can no more respect and tolerate vast differences in notions of human well-being
Video examples
Depression, the secret...
Shutting out the depression strengthens it. While you hide from it, it grows. And the people who do better are the ones who are able to tolerate the fact that they have this condition.
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Iceland Is Growing New...
is to support growing more forests and better forests to make land more productive and more able to tolerate the pressures that we put on
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My Daughter, Malala PIPE...
It spread like a crescendo all around the world. And that was the reason the Taliban could not tolerate her campaign,
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Jess Phillips
British Politician
My favourite film is probably 'Star Wars'. I do love 'Starship Troopers', it is a great film but it's not a film I watch over and over again. Whereas 'Star Wars' I've watched over and over again all my life, and it's a film I can tolerate watching with my children.
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Shakira
Musician
Being raised in a developing country opened my eyes to so much I cannot tolerate. In Colombia, education is sometimes considered a luxury, not a human right. And it's not a priority in the agendas of many leaders.
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Janelle Monae
American Musician
I love men. But evil men? I will not tolerate that. You don't deserve to be in my presence. If you're going to rule this world, I am not going to contribute anymore until you change it.
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Billie Jean King
American Tennis Player
It's just really important that we start celebrating our differences. Let's start tolerating first, but then we need to celebrate our differences.
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Eniola Aluko
English Athlete
Most clubs say they will not tolerate any forms of discrimination - that cannot be something that is just said. It needs to be acted on.
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Peter Drucker
American Businessman
Executives owe it to the organization and to their fellow workers not to tolerate nonperforming individuals in important jobs.
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James Agate
British Critic
New Year's Resolution: To tolerate fools more gladly, provided this does not encourage them to take up more of my time.
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Niko Kovac
Croatian Athlete
We're all different, and we have to accept and tolerate each other's characteristics.
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Andrew Vachss
American Author
We don't protect our young, and we tolerate predators of our own species.
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Charles de Gaulle
French Leader
I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them.
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Jess Phillips
British Politician
My favourite film is probably 'Star Wars'. I do love 'Starship Troopers', it is a great film but it's not a film I watch over and over again. Whereas 'Star Wars' I've watched over and over again all my life, and it's a film I can tolerate watching with my children.
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Shakira
Musician
Being raised in a developing country opened my eyes to so much I cannot tolerate. In Colombia, education is sometimes considered a luxury, not a human right. And it's not a priority in the agendas of many leaders.
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Janelle Monae
American Musician
I love men. But evil men? I will not tolerate that. You don't deserve to be in my presence. If you're going to rule this world, I am not going to contribute anymore until you change it.
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Billie Jean King
American Tennis Player
It's just really important that we start celebrating our differences. Let's start tolerating first, but then we need to celebrate our differences.
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Eniola Aluko
English Athlete
Most clubs say they will not tolerate any forms of discrimination - that cannot be something that is just said. It needs to be acted on.
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Peter Drucker
American Businessman
Executives owe it to the organization and to their fellow workers not to tolerate nonperforming individuals in important jobs.
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James Agate
British Critic
New Year's Resolution: To tolerate fools more gladly, provided this does not encourage them to take up more of my time.
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Niko Kovac
Croatian Athlete
We're all different, and we have to accept and tolerate each other's characteristics.
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Andrew Vachss
American Author
We don't protect our young, and we tolerate predators of our own species.
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Charles de Gaulle
French Leader
I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them.
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