tolerator

tol·er·ate

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tol-uh-reyt]
- /ˈtɒl əˌreɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tol-uh-reyt]
- /ˈtɒl əˌreɪt/

Definitions of tolerator word

verb with object tolerator to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit. 1
verb with object tolerator to endure without repugnance; put up with: I can tolerate laziness, but not incompetence. 1
verb with object tolerator Medicine/Medical. to endure or resist the action of (a drug, poison, etc.). 1
verb with object tolerator Obsolete. to experience, undergo, or sustain, as pain or hardship. 1

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Origin of tolerator

First appearance:

before 1525

One of the 28% oldest English words

1525-35; < Latin tolerātus, past participle of tolerāre to bear (akin to thole2); see -ate1

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Parts of speech for Tolerator

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tolerator

tolerator popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Antonyms for tolerator

noun tolerator

bigot — If you describe someone as a bigot, you mean that they are bigoted.
dogmatist — a person who asserts his or her opinions in an unduly positive or arrogant manner; a dogmatic person.
monomaniac — (no longer in technical use) a psychosis characterized by thoughts confined to one idea or group of ideas.

All 3 Antonyms of tolerator