Antonyms for tolerate

Grammar : Verb

Spell : tol-uh-reyt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɒl əˌreɪt

Definition of tolerate

Origin : 1530s, from Latin toleratus, past participle of tolerare (see toleration). Related: Tolerated; tolerating.

verb allow, indulge

Example sentences :

But that terrible monopoly, the Paris-Lyon-Mditerrane, will tolerate no rivals.
Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards

To tolerate and accept it is to revive the dark evil ages afresh.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

They only tolerate the female Orders, and will only have one flock.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

I don't refer merely to the liaisons which we have had to tolerate.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

In the same way, he came to tolerate Matt—as a possession of his master.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

He could tolerate no irreverent spirits in the sanctuary of the mountain.
Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby

Did you think you could bribe me with your gifts to tolerate your vileness?
Extract from : « Poisoned Air » by Sterner St. Paul Meek

It is on this account that I tolerate his presence at Lavedan.
Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini

Most persons, though, cannot tolerate a man who minds his own business.
Extract from : « The Heart of Thunder Mountain » by Edfrid A. Bingham

Priests, however, tolerate no rivals, and permit no legerdemain but their own.
Extract from : « Gerald Fitzgerald » by Charles James Lever

Synonyms for tolerate

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