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Tolerate vs Confront - What's the difference?

tolerate | confront |

As verbs the difference between tolerate and confront

is that tolerate is to allow (something that one dislikes or disagrees with) to exist or occur without interference while confront is to stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with; to oppose; to challenge.

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

    confront

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with; to oppose; to challenge.
  • We should confront him about the missing money.
  • To deal with.
  • To something bring face to face with.
  • To come up against; to encounter.
  • To engage in confrontation.
  • To set a thing side by side with; to compare.
  • To put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to.
  • Derived terms

    * confrontation * confrontational * confronter * confrontment