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Toleration

The act of tolerating; the allowance of that which is not wholly approved.

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License 76% connected

Authority or liberty given to do or forbear any act; especially, a formal permission from the proper authorities to perform certain acts or to carry…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Permission 76% connected

The act of permitting or allowing; formal consent; authorization; leave; license or liberty granted.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Permit 76% connected

To consent to; to allow or suffer to be done; to tolerate; to put up with.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Tolerance 76% connected

The power or capacity of enduring; the act of enduring; endurance.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Accept 74% connected

To receive with a consenting mind (something offered); as, to accept a gift; -- often followed by of.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Accept 74% connected

To receive with a consenting mind (something offered); as, to accept a gift; -- often followed by of.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Acceptive 74% connected

Fit for acceptance.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Acceptive 74% connected

Fit for acceptance.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Tolerate 74% connected

To suffer to be, or to be done, without prohibition or hindrance; to allow or permit negatively, by not preventing; not to restrain; to put up with;…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Tolerate 74% connected

To suffer to be, or to be done, without prohibition or hindrance; to allow or permit negatively, by not preventing; not to restrain; to put up with;…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Acceptance 92% connected

The act of accepting; a receiving what is offered, with approbation, satisfaction, or acquiescence; esp., favorable reception; approval; as, the acce…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Sufferance 92% connected

The state of suffering; the bearing of pain; endurance.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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