Main Entry: tol·er·ate

Pronunciation: \ˈtä-lə-ˌrāt\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): tol·er·at·ed; tol·er·at·ing

Etymology: Latin toleratus, past participle of tolerare to endure, put up with; akin to Old English tholian to bear, Latin tollere to lift up, latus carried (suppletive past participle of ferre), Greek tlēnai to bear

Date: 1524

1 : to endure or resist the action of (as a drug or food) without serious side effects or discomfort : exhibit physiological tolerance for
2 a : to allow to be or to be done without prohibition, hindrance, or contradiction b : to put up with <learn to tolerate one another>

synonyms see bear

— tol·er·a·tive \-ˌrā-tiv\ adjective

— tol·er·a·tor \-ˌrā-tər\ noun