tolerate
VERB
/tɑlə,reɪt/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH T
tolerate is a valid 8-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1O1L1E1R1A1T1E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING
What does tolerate mean?
VERB · 4 SENSES
1
Put up with something or somebody unpleasant.
“he learned to tolerate the heat”
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2
Allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting.
“We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital”
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3
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”
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4
Recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others).
“We must tolerate the religions of others”
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