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v. (cognition) | 1. abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate | put up with something or somebody unpleasant.; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" |
| ~ live with, accept, swallow | tolerate or accommodate oneself to.; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies" |
| ~ hold still for, stand for | tolerate or bear.; "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!" |
| ~ bear up | endure cheerfully.; "She bore up under the enormous strain" |
| ~ take lying down | suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively.; "I won't take this insult lying down" |
| ~ take a joke | listen to a joke at one's own expense.; "Can't you take a joke?" |
| ~ sit out | endure to the end. |
| ~ pay | bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action.; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later" |
| ~ countenance, permit, allow, let | consent to, give permission.; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" |
| ~ suffer | experience (emotional) pain.; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers" |
v. (social) | 2. tolerate | recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others).; "We must tolerate the religions of others" |
| ~ abide by, honor, honour, respect, observe | show respect towards.; "honor your parents!" |
v. (perception) | 3. tolerate | have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition.; "The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him" |
| ~ medical specialty, medicine | the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques. |
| ~ suffer, endure | undergo or be subjected to.; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom" |
v. (communication) | 4. allow, permit, tolerate | allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting.; "We don't allow dogs here"; "Children are not permitted beyond this point"; "We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital" |
| ~ countenance, permit, allow, let | consent to, give permission.; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" |
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