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Tolerate vs Ignored - What's the difference?

tolerate | ignored |

As verbs the difference between tolerate and ignored

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

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

    Related terms

    * tolerability * tolerable * tolerance * tolerant * toleration

    External links

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    ignored

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (ignore)

    • Anagrams

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    ignore

    English

    Verb

    (ignor)
  • To deliberately pay no attention to.
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    • , volume=189, issue=6, page=1, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Denied an education by war , passage=One particularly damaging, but often ignored , effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools
  • (obsolete) Fail to notice.

    • Synonyms

    * misheed * neglect * turn a blind eye * unmind * unheed

    Antonyms

    * notice * recognize * watch

    Derived terms

    * ignorable

    Related terms

    * ignorance * ignorant

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