tolerate
/ˈtɒləˌeɪt/TO-lur-ayt
/ˈtɑlɚˌeɪt/TAH-lur-ayt
Meaningto bear
Common meaning: to put up with
- tolerto bear, endureLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1876 · scan
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
Journey through time
- Latintolerō‘to bear, endure’
- Englishtolerate‘to put up with’ · today
toler also in: tolerantintolerable
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin tolerō ‘to bear, endure’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry tolerō, p. 1876 · dictionary scan
Roots
- tolerō Latin “to bear, endure”
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