tolerated

1. 1
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of tolerate.

   The old regime tolerated dissent only as long as it stayed quiet.

   Past generations tolerated working conditions we would never accept today.

   Note

   One spelling does two jobs: the simple past (the regime tolerated dissent) and the participle after have or be (dissent had been tolerated, was tolerated). Because the verb takes a direct object, it forms a passive freely. That passive participle is where the adjectives come from. Allowing something without approving it gives the "permitted" adjective, and bearing something gives the "endured" adjective.

2. 2
   adjective

   Allowed or permitted, although not actively encouraged or approved.

   Street vendors became a tolerated presence near the station.

   Mild swearing was a tolerated part of the workshop culture.

   Similaraccepted, permitted, allowed

   Oppositeforbidden, prohibited, banned

3. 3
   adjective

   Endured or put up with, despite being unpleasant or unwelcome.

   The constant noise became a quietly tolerated nuisance in the apartment block.

   Her sharp remarks were a tolerated flaw among her closest friends.

   Similaraccepted

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