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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put up with |
| Synonyms: | acknowledge, acquiesce, agree, assent, bear, bear with, bow, capitulate, defer to, don't make waves, don't rock the boat, endure, fit in, go along with, live with, play the game, recognize, respect, sit still for, stand, stand for, stomach, submit to, suffer, swallow, take, tolerate, yield to |
| Notes: | accept is 'take or agree to' and except means 'exclude, leave out' |
| Antonyms: | demur, disallow, reject |
| Main Entry: | countenance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | approve, support |
| Synonyms: | abet, accept, advocate, aid, applaud, approbate, back, bear with, champion, commend, condone, confirm, cope, encourage, endorse, favor, get behind, give green light, give stamp of approval, give the nod, go along with, go for, grin and bear it, handle, help, hold with, invite, live with, nod at, okay*, put John Hancock on, put up with, sanction, sign off on, sit still for, smile on, stand for, stomach something, swallow*, thumbs up, uphold |
| Antonyms: | deny, disagree, disapprove, discourage, fight, oppose, refuse |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | let |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allow |
| Synonyms: | accredit, approve, authorize, be big, cause, certify, commission, concede, enable, endorse, free up, give, give leave, give okay, give permission, grant, have, hear of, leave, license, live with, make, permit, sanction, sit still for, suffer, tolerate, warrant |
| Notes: | let means to make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen, to allow; leave means to go away from a place |
| Antonyms: | forbid, hinder, hold, impede, inhibit, keep, obstruct, prevent |
| Main Entry: | take it |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | accept, endure |
| Synonyms: | acknowledge, agree, bear with, bite the bullet, capitulate, don't make waves, don't rock the boat, face the music, go along with, grin and bear it, hang tough, live with, play the game, put up with, sit still for, stand for, stick it out, stomach, submit to, suffer, swallow, take, take one's lumps, take one's medicine, tolerate |
| Main Entry: | tolerate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allow, indulge |
| Synonyms: | abide, accept, admit, authorize, bear, bear with, blink at, brook, condone, consent to, countenance, endure, go, go along with, have, hear, humor, live with, permit, pocket, put up with, receive, sanction, sit and take it, sit still for, stand, stand for, stay the course, stomach*, string along, submit to, suffer, sustain, swallow*, take, tough out, undergo, wink at |
| Antonyms: | check, disallow, disapprove, halt, stop, veto |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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