• verb:   have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen

  Example: "The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him"

• verb:   recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others)

  Example: "We must tolerate the religions of others"

• verb:   allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting

  Example: "We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital"

• verb:   put up with something or somebody unpleasant

  Example: "He learned to tolerate the heat"

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