| Main Entry: |
bear with
|
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tolerate |
| Synonyms: | be patient, endure, forbear, make allowance, put up with, suffer, wait |
| Antonyms: | not bear, not tolerate |
| Main Entry: | rationalize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make excuse; justify |
| Synonyms: | account for, apply logic, cop a plea, cop out, deliberate, elucidate, excise, excuse, explain away, extenuate, give alibi, intellectualize, justify, make allowance, reason, reason out, reconcile, resolve, think, think through, vindicate |