tolerate vs allow

tolerate and allow both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of tolerate include countenance, let, permit.

As verbs, tolerate and allow are synonyms defined as:

tolerate and allow: allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting

Other synonyms of tolerate include permit.

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

tolerate: allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
allow: consent to, give permission; permit

Other hypernyms of tolerate include countenance, let, permit.

tolerate (verb)	allow (verb)
put up with something or somebody unpleasant	allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something
allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting	give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition	consent to, give permission; permit
recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others)	allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
	let have
	grant as a discount or in exchange
	make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
	allow the other (baseball) team to score
	make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
	afford possibility