Tolerate vs Acquiesce - What's the difference?
tolerate | acquiesce |
To allow (something that one dislikes or disagrees with) to exist or occur without interference.
To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object; — followed by "in", sometimes also by "with" and "to".
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To concur upon conviction; as, to acquiesce in an opinion; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition.
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As verbs the difference between tolerate and acquiesce
is that tolerate is to allow (something that one dislikes or disagrees with) to exist or occur without interference while acquiesce is .tolerate
English
Verb
(tolerat)- 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) . SeeSynonyms
* allow, bear, , endure, live with, put up withExternal links
* * * ----acquiesce
English
Verb
(acquiesc)- They were compelled to acquiesce in a government which they did not regard as just.
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