Wordiyotol
LatinVariants
toltoler
Related Roots
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About This Root
From Latin tolerāre (to bear, endure, sustain). The root centers on bearing or enduring difficulty: tolerate (to endure without complaint), tolerant, tolerance, and tolerable (bearable). Extol takes a different path — from Latin extollere (to lift up, praise), sharing the underlying sense of "bearing up" but directed toward praise.
Associated Words
extol
To praise highly
TOEFLGREC2
tolerable
Able to be endured; moderately acceptable
IELTSTOEFLC2
tolerance
Acceptance of different beliefs or practices; ability to endure hardship or a substance
IELTSTOEFLGRE
tolerant
Willing to accept others' beliefs; able to withstand difficult conditions
TOEFLB2
tolerate
To allow or put up with something; to endure
TOEFLB2