take lying down vs tolerate

take lying down and tolerate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
take lying down	No	No	Yes	No
tolerate	No	No	Yes	No

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

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

take lying down (verb)	tolerate (verb)
suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively	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)