English → Latin
“tolerate” in Latin
tolerōto bear, endure, tolerate, put up with, support; to sustain (with the notion of barely doing so)sustineōto hold up or upright, uphold, support, sustain; to keep up, bear up, tolerate; to hold or keep back or in, stay, check,patiorto suffer, endure, tolerate; to allow, acquiesce, permit, submit; to exist, liveperpetiorto endure (bear steadfastly), put up with, stand; to dare, venture, resist with courage and firmnessperferōto bear, carry or convey through to a place or to the end; bring home; to convey news, announce, state; to bear, support
The English word tolerate itself goes back to Latin tolerō, through tolerātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
tolerate
tolerare: sustinere: pati: perpeti: perferri. [Vid: BEAR.]
In religious matters; Vid: TOLERATION.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for tolerate?
- The usual Latin words for “tolerate” are tolerō, sustineō, patior; also perpetior, perferō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.