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    [Verb]  | "tol*er*ate" | \ ˈtä-lə-ˌrāt \


    1: to allow to be or to be done without prohibition, hindrance, or contradiction

    2: to put up with

    3: to endure or resist the action of (something, such as a drug or food) without serious side effects or discomfort : exhibit physiological tolerance for


    Origin: 1524 ;

     Latin toleratus, past participle of tolerare to endure, put up with; akin to Old English tholian to bear, Latin tollere to lift up, latus carried (suppletive past participle of ferre), Greek tlēnai to bear;

    [Verb]  | "tolerate" 


    1: to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference;


      * e.g., " ... my boss simply doesn't tolerate tardiness "





    2: to put up with (something painful or difficult);


      * e.g., " ... suffering a terrible headache, the poor woman couldn't tolerate all the noise the neighbors were making "



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     [ "tolerate" ]

    1: to endure or resist the action of (as a drug or food) without serious side effects

      * e.g.,  ... examples 

     [ "tolerance" ]

    1: How much weed you can handle....it is impossible to top Norman "Nick" when it comes to this. This dude has the most insane weed tolerance and cannot be fazed no matter how many dabs this nigga takes off the dab pen or the dab rig.

      * e.g.,  ... Bro, Norman "Nick" took like 10 dabs off the rig and still didn't feel shit, he has an insane tolerance. 

     [ "tolerance" ]

    1: Tolerance is the quality of requiring a larger dose of a certain drug every time to reach the same effects. For example, if you need 2-5 hits to get stoned at first, if you smoke regularly and at close intervals (every day or every other day) you will start requiring more hits to get the same high.

      * e.g.,  ... Seriously, everyone here wrote the definition for tolerance which means "patience with and acceptance of other people's beliefs" and not one wrote the drug definition; wierd since most of the definitions on this website are sex or drug related. 

     [ "tolerance" ]

    1: The highest virtue of those who have no deep convictions. It formerly was the respectful exchange of ideas between two parties in spite of significant disagreement on the topic. It has now been distorted by liberals to demand agreement with, condoning of and enabling of a point of view regardless of the other party's beliefs and convictions. One demanding this brand of tolerance offers no respect to the other party, does not offer either type of tolerance and often viciously goes on the attack with labels.

      * e.g.,  ... You can't say homosexuality is wrong!! That's not showing tolerance! You're just a hateful bigot! 

     [ "tolerance" ]

    1: Something the liberals strive for as long as it's not for conservatives, especially white male Christian conservatives. One of the big double standards for the left.

      * e.g.,  ... These liberals try to preach tolerance for everything, but when a conservative complains about any liberal's beliefs, they go hostile on him! In a word, hypocrisy. 

     [ "tolerance" ]

    1: 1) Tolerance (active): The idea that one should attempt to overcome a belief, prejudice or hatred that they hold.

      * e.g.,  ... 1) "Bigots" lack tolerance or appreciation of our people, which makes them despicable 


     [ "tolerance" ]

    2: 2) Tolerance (passive): The process by which one gradually become less and less bothered by another belief, prejudice or hatred due to continued exposure.

      * e.g.,  ... 2) Bigots would have more tolerance if they just hung around more of our people 


     [ "tolerance" ]

    3: 3) Tolerance (liberal): What the majority should have towards minorities, but not vice versa

      * e.g.,  ... 3) Those damn, horrible hateful bigots should all be shot dead by us tolerant, peace-loving non-bigots... um, as a service to society, of course. 

     [ "tolerance" ]

    1: Originally a beautiful thing but it has been perversely cheapened by the intolerant left.

      * e.g.,  ... The left needs to learn tolerance instead of using the word to brainwash and mold everyone into accepting their intolerant way of thinking.Liberals tried to 'force' tolerance which isn't a very tolerant thing to do. 

     [ "tolerance" ]

    1:  In engineering, the margin of error of a particular structure or process.

      * e.g.,  ...  The engineer had be careful in designing the oil refining process, because he had to work within very tight tolerances. 


     [ "tolerance" ]

    2:  In medicine and pharmacology, the situation in which an individual requires larger and larger doses of a drug in order to get the same physical or mental effects.

      * e.g.,  ...  It is possible for a patient to build tolerance to antidepressants, painkillers, and other drugs, requiring a prescription for a larger dose. 


     [ "tolerance" ]

    3:  In sociology and politics, the act of treating others as equals, despite the fact that those others do not share your beliefs or differ in how they live their lives.

      * e.g.,  ...  Tolerance means that I must not resort to violence or slander against a person with whom I disagree. It does not mean that I have to support or agree with your beliefs, regardless of what the radical left has to say about it. 

     [ "Tolerance" ]

    1: Insistence to accept an ideology, without reciprocity.

      * e.g.,  ... We should practice tolerance of Islam, but those damn bible thumping Christians are always forcing their beliefs on us. 

     [ "tolerance" ]

    1: (in relation to alcohol consumption): the ability to hide how intoxicated you've become

      * e.g.,  ... That regular over there has a high tolerance, he could be way over the legal limit but you could never tell. 

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