tolerates
Bears without complaint
Tolerates is the third-person form of tolerate, meaning to allow or endure something without interference or complaint.
You tolerate noise from neighbors, tolerate a friend's annoying habits, or tolerate pain.
The word often implies acceptance without approval—you put up with what you'd prefer to eliminate: She tolerates his smoking but wishes he'd quit.
To tolerate a food or medication is to consume it without adverse reaction.
Tolerates without yielding
- bearsSupports or tolerates
- suffersExperiences pain or hardship
- undergoesExperiences or suffers through
- survivesRemains alive despite hardship
perseveres · abides · sustains · outlasts · weathers · braves · stomachs · handles
Grants permission for
- acceptsConsents to receive
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- condonesAccepts wrongdoing without objection
- overlooksMisses or surveys
ignores · lets slide · countenances · suffers · admits · enables · authorizes · greenlights
Ancestors in one's lineage
- restrainsHolds back or controls
- holds backRestrains or delays
- bidesWaits patiently
Actively withstands force
- immunizesConfers disease resistance
- adaptsModifies to suit circumstances
- acclimatesBecomes accustomed to environment
- habituatesAdapts through repetition
desensitizes · adjusts · accommodates · metabolizes · processes · handles · assimilates · absorbs
Consents to receive
- respectsHolds in high regard
- embracesHolds lovingly, or adopts
- accommodatesMakes room for
- recognizesPerceives as known
acknowledges · includes · welcomes · receives · integrates
withstands
Tolerates without yielding
- bearsSupports or tolerates
- suffersExperiences pain or hardship
- undergoesExperiences or suffers through
survives · perseveres · abides · sustains · outlasts · weathers · braves · stomachs · handles · copes
allows
Grants permission for
- acceptsConsents to receive
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- condonesAccepts wrongdoing without objection
overlooks · ignores · lets slide · countenances · suffers · admits · enables · authorizes · greenlights · passes over
forbears
Ancestors in one's lineage
- restrainsHolds back or controls
- holds backRestrains or delays
- bidesWaits patiently
resists
Actively withstands force
- immunizesConfers disease resistance
- adaptsModifies to suit circumstances
- acclimatesBecomes accustomed to environment
habituates · desensitizes · adjusts · accommodates · metabolizes · processes · handles · assimilates · absorbs
accepts
Consents to receive
- respectsHolds in high regard
- embracesHolds lovingly, or adopts
- accommodatesMakes room for
recognizes · acknowledges · includes · welcomes · receives · integrates
- religious tolerationPermitting varied faiths coexist