stand for vs tolerate

stand for and tolerate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stand for	No	No	Yes	No
tolerate	No	No	Yes	No

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

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

stand for (verb)	tolerate (verb)
tolerate or bear	put up with something or somebody unpleasant
denote or connote	allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol	have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition
take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to	recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others)