accept vs tolerate

tolerate vs accept

accept and tolerate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
accept	No	No	Yes	No
tolerate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, tolerate is a hypernym of accept; that is, tolerate is a word with a broader meaning than accept:

accept: tolerate or accommodate oneself to
tolerate: put up with something or somebody unpleasant

Other hypernyms of accept include abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support.

accept (verb)	tolerate (verb)
consider or hold as true	put up with something or somebody unpleasant
react favorably to; consider right and proper	allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
tolerate or accommodate oneself to	have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition
be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal	recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others)
give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
receive willingly something given or offered
take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
admit into a group or community
receive (a report) officially, as from a committee
make use of or accept for some purpose
be designed to hold or take

Difference between accept and tolerate

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