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Is tolerate a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word tolerate is a Scrabble US word. The word tolerate is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is tolerate a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word tolerate is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

T1O1L1E1R1A1T1E1

Is tolerate a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word tolerate is a Words With Friends word. The word tolerate is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

T1O1L2E1R1A1T1E1

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8-letter words (1 found)

TOLERATE,

7-letter words (2 found)

LORETTE,RETOTAL,

6-letter words (13 found)

AREOLE,ELATER,LATTER,LETTER,LETTRE,LORATE,LOTTER,OLEATE,RATTLE,RELATE,ROTATE,TATLER,TOLTER,

5-letter words (38 found)

ALERT,ALTER,ARETE,ARETT,ARTEL,EATER,ELATE,ETTLE,LAREE,LATER,LATTE,LEARE,LEEAR,LOTTA,LOTTE,OATER,ORATE,OTTAR,OTTER,RATEL,REALO,REATE,RELET,ROATE,ROTAL,ROTTE,TALER,TAROT,TATER,TELAE,TETRA,TOLAR,TORTA,TORTE,TOTAL,TOTER,TREAT,TROAT,

4-letter words (61 found)

AERO,ALEE,ALOE,ALTO,ARET,ARLE,EALE,EARL,EORL,ETAT,LAER,LARE,LATE,LEAR,LEAT,LEER,LEET,LERE,LORE,LOTA,LOTE,OLEA,ORAL,ORLE,RALE,RATE,RATO,REAL,REEL,RETE,ROLE,ROTA,ROTE,ROTL,TAEL,TALE,TARE,TARO,TART,TATE,TEAL,TEAR,TEAT,TEEL,TEER,TELA,TELE,TELT,TETE,TOEA,TOLA,TOLE,TOLT,TORA,TORE,TORT,TOTE,TRAT,TREE,TRET,TROT,

3-letter words (43 found)

ALE,ALT,ARE,ART,ATE,ATT,EAR,EAT,EEL,ELT,ERA,ERE,ETA,LAR,LAT,LEA,LEE,LET,LOR,LOT,OAR,OAT,OLE,ORA,ORE,ORT,RAT,REE,REO,RET,ROE,ROT,TAE,TAO,TAR,TAT,TEA,TEE,TEL,TET,TOE,TOR,TOT,

2-letter words (17 found)

AE,AL,AR,AT,EA,EE,EL,ER,ET,LA,LO,OE,OR,RE,TA,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 176 words from tolerate according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of tolerate

tolerate

Etymology

From Latin tolerātus (past participle), from tolerō (“I endure”). Cognate with Old English þolian (“to tolerate, suffer, bear”). More at thole.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɒl.ə.ɹeɪt/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɑ.lə.ɹeɪt/

Verb

tolerate (third-person singular simple present tolerates, present participle tolerating, simple past and past participle tolerated)

  1. (transitive) To allow or permit without explicit approval, usually if it is perceived as negative.
    Synonyms: allow; see also Thesaurus:tolerate
  2. (transitive) To bear, withstand.
    Synonyms: live with, put up with

Usage notes

  • This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing).
  • In sense 1, this verb almost always carries a negative connotation. This is in contrast with related tolerance and tolerant, which are usually perceived as positive characteristics.

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Further reading

  • “tolerate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “tolerate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “tolerate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Esperanto

Adverb

tolerate

  1. present adverbial passive participle of toleri

Latin

Verb

tolerāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of tolerō  "bear ye, endure ye, tolerate ye"

Participle

tolerāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of tolerātus

Spanish

Verb

tolerate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of tolerar combined with te

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