tolerate vs swallow

swallow vs tolerate

tolerate is not a noun while swallow is a noun.

tolerate and swallow both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of tolerate include accept, live with, hold still for, stand for, bear up, take lying down, take a joke, sit out, pay.

tolerate (noun)	swallow (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

tolerate (verb)	swallow (verb)
put up with something or somebody unpleasant	believe or accept without questioning or challenge
allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting	keep from expressing
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)	take back what one has said
	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 tolerate and swallow

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