Etymology

tolerate

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Today it means: To allow or permit without explicit approval, usually if it is perceived as negative. Full definition →

Latin tolerātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromtolerātus
  2. English todaytolerate

Borrowed from Latin tolerātus, the perfect passive participle of tolerō (“to endure”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with Old English þolian (“to tolerate, suffer, bear”) and French tolérer. More at thole.

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