tolerate vs accept

tolerate and accept both are verbs.

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

As verbs, accept is a hyponym of tolerate; that is, accept is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tolerate:

tolerate (verb)	accept (verb)
put up with something or somebody unpleasant	consider or hold as true
allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting	react favorably to; consider right and proper
have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition	tolerate or accommodate oneself to
recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others)	be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal
	give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
	receive willingly something given or offered
	take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
	admit into a group or community
	receive (a report) officially, as from a committee
	make use of or accept for some purpose
	be designed to hold or take