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Act vs Tolerate - What's the difference?

act | tolerate |

As verbs the difference between act and tolerate

is that act is to do something while tolerate is to allow (something that one dislikes or disagrees with) to exist or occur without interference.

As a proper noun ACT

is initialism of Australian Capital Territory|lang=en, a federal territory of Australia.

As a noun ACT

is a certain standardized college admissions test in the United States, originally called the {{term||American College Test}}.

act

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • , a federal territory of Australia.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A certain standardized college admissions test in the United States, originally called the (term).
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  • Coordinate terms

    * (American College Test) SAT , GMAT , MCAT , DAT

    Anagrams

    * * * * English three-letter words

    tolerate

    English

    Verb

    (tolerat)
  • To allow (something that one dislikes or disagrees with) to exist or occur without interference.
  • I like the way he plays the guitar, but I can't tolerate his voice when he sings.
    I can tolerate working on Saturdays, but not on Sundays.

    Usage notes

    * This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing) . See

    Synonyms

    * allow, bear, , endure, live with, put up with