0 present participle of tolerate
1 to accept behaviour and beliefs that are different from your own, although you might not agree with or approve of them:
[ + -ing verb ] I won't tolerate lying.
2 to deal with something unpleasant or annoying, or to continue existing despite bad or difficult conditions:
These ants can tolerate temperatures that would kill other species.
The bacteria have developed an ability to tolerate these drugs.
The soldiers have to tolerate difficult desert conditions.
The government, in turn, had difficulty in tolerating the visibility of its critics among the observers.
However, the editors are to be commended for tolerating disagreement amongst contributors.
They entailed tolerating uncertainty wherever reliable foundations could not be found.
Seeds from all species exhibited orthodox behaviour, tolerating dehydration to a moisture content of around 5%.
Efforts at cultural competency need to avoid the facile equation of cultural understanding and sensitivity with tolerating all of any culture's practices.
