swallow vs tolerate

tolerate vs swallow

swallow is a noun but tolerate is not a noun.

swallow and tolerate both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

swallow (noun)	tolerate (noun)
the act of swallowing
small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
a small amount of liquid food

swallow (verb)	tolerate (verb)
believe or accept without questioning or challenge	put up with something or somebody unpleasant
keep from expressing	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
take back what one has said	recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others)
utter unclearly
engulf and destroy
pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing

Difference between swallow and tolerate

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