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Uphold vs Tolerate - What's the difference?

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Uphold is a related term of tolerate.


As verbs the difference between uphold and tolerate

is that uphold is to hold up; to lift on high; to elevate while tolerate is to allow (something that one dislikes or disagrees with) to exist or occur without interference.

uphold

English

Verb

  • To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.
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  • To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain.
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  • To support by approval or encouragement.
  • * 1748 . . Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. ยง 18:
  • but there was still a connexion upheld among the different ideas, which succeeded each other.

    Derived terms

    * (l)

    References

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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