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tolerate
verb as in allow, indulge
Strong matches
admit, authorize, bear, go, have, hear, humor, pocket, receive, sanction, stand, stomach, suffer, sustain, swallow, take, undergo
Weak matches
bear with, blink at, consent to, go along with, live with, put up with, sit and take it, sit still for, stay the course, string along, submit to, tough out, wink at
Example Sentences
The football club confirmed an "incident" had taken place on Thursday night, adding: "We do not condone or tolerate the use of illegal substances at any of our sites or events."
Inertia isn’t tolerated by fan bases, especially when their division competitors — the Dodgers and San Francisco Giants — are signing big names and holding splashy press conferences.
“While we are not able to directly remove a director from our board, we have taken the measures we can to demonstrate that we absolutely do not tolerate this type of behavior.”
"I do feel something further needs to be done to stop this frankly barbaric medical practice being conducted to such low standards that would certainly not be tolerated in the UK," he added.
On Friday, BBC bosses said they would not tolerate behaviour that "falls below the standards we expect".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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