tolerate

Meanings

• put up with something or somebody unpleasant
  • "he learned to tolerate the heat"
• recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others)
  • "We must tolerate the religions of others"
• 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"
• allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
  • "We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital"

Synonyms

abide, allow, bear, brook, digest, endure, permit, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support