allow vs tolerate

tolerate vs allow

allow and tolerate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, tolerate is a hyponym of allow; that is, tolerate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than allow:

allow: consent to, give permission; permit
tolerate: put up with something or somebody unpleasant

Other hyponyms of allow include abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, furlough, give, allow, permit, authorise, authorize, clear, pass, admit, include, let in, favor, favour, privilege, decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize, trust, admit, allow in, intromit, let in.

As verbs, allow and tolerate are synonyms defined as:

allow and tolerate: allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting

Other synonyms of allow include permit.

allow (verb)	tolerate (verb)
allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something	put up with something or somebody unpleasant
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause	allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
consent to, give permission; permit	have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition
allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting	recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others)
let have
grant as a discount or in exchange
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
allow the other (baseball) team to score
make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
afford possibility

Difference between allow and tolerate

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