Quick definitions from WordNet (tolerate)
▸ verb: have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen ("The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him")
▸ verb: recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others) ("We must tolerate the religions of others")
▸ verb: allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting ("We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital")
▸ verb: put up with something or somebody unpleasant ("He learned to tolerate the heat")
▸ Also see tolerate
▸ verb: have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen ("The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him")
▸ verb: recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others) ("We must tolerate the religions of others")
▸ verb: allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting ("We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital")
▸ verb: put up with something or somebody unpleasant ("He learned to tolerate the heat")
▸ Also see tolerate