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endure vs tolerate

tolerate vs endure

endure and tolerate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
endure No No Yes No
tolerate No No Yes No
As verbs, endure and tolerate are synonyms defined as:
  • endure and tolerate: put up with something or somebody unpleasant
Other synonyms of endure include abide, bear, brook, digest, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support.
As verbs, tolerate is a hyponym of endure; that is, tolerate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than endure:
  • endure: undergo or be subjected to
  • tolerate: have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition
Other hyponyms of endure include die.
endure (verb) tolerate (verb)
put up with something or somebody unpleasant put up with something or somebody unpleasant
undergo or be subjected to allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
continue to live and avoid dying have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition
last and be usable recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others)
face and withstand with courage
persist for a specified period of time
continue to exist
Difference between endure and tolerate

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