01 v. t. To suffer to be, or to be done, without prohibition or hindrance; to allow or permit negatively, by not preventing; not to restrain; to put…
imp. & p. p.
Tolerated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tolerating
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1.
To suffer to be, or to be done, without prohibition or hindrance; to allow or permit negatively, by not preventing; not to restrain; to put up with; as, to tolerate doubtful practices.“Crying should not be tolerated in children.” — Locke.“We tolerate them because property and liberty, to a degree, require that toleration.” — Burke.
Syn.
See Permit.