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Allot vs Tolerate - What's the difference?

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Allot is a related term of tolerate.


As verbs the difference between allot and tolerate

is that allot is to distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot while tolerate is to allow (something that one dislikes or disagrees with) to exist or occur without interference.

allot

English

(wikipedia allot)

Verb

(allott)
  • To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot
  • To assign or designate as a task or for a purpose
  • Anagrams

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    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