bear up vs tolerate

bear up and tolerate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bear up	No	No	Yes	No
tolerate	No	No	Yes	No

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

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

bear up (verb)	tolerate (verb)
endure cheerfully	put up with something or somebody unpleasant
	allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
	have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition
	recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others)