The Clue
Permit (8 letter answer)
The Answer
TOLERATE
Tags
Notes
The answer TOLERATE is uncommon, appearing about once every 575 puzzles.
Related Clues
Abide
Bear
Endure
Live with
Stand
Stomach
Swallow
Take
Allow grudgingly
Put up with
Definition
TOLERATE as a verb:
1. (digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up) = put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
2. recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others); "We must tolerate the religions of others"
3. have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen; "The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him"
4. (allow, permit, tolerate) = allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting; "We don't allow dogs here"; "Children are not permitted beyond this point"; "We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital"