tolerate: Meaning and Definition of

tol•er•ate

1. to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit.
2. to endure without repugnance; put up with: I can tolerate laziness, but not incompetence.
3. to endure or resist the action of (a drug, poison, etc.).
4. to experience, undergo, or sustain, as pain or hardship.