Question

Find the synonym of the underlined word.
Dictators do not tolerate opposition of any kind.
a. Understand
b. Permit
c. Justify
d. Execute
e. Specify

Answer 1

Hint: Synonyms are the words that have the same meanings. Tolerate means to allow or accept something. It is a verb.

Complete answer:
From the hint given to us, we know that synonyms are the words that have the same meanings. We also know that ‘tolerate’ means to allow or accept something. It is a verb. Thus, we can infer that the synonym of tolerate must have the same meaning.
a. Understand means to empathise or comprehend something. It is a verb. We observe that it does not match the meaning of tolerate. Hence, option A is not the correct answer.
b. Permit means to allow or accept something. It is a verb. We observe that it matches the meaning of tolerate. Hence, option B is possibly the correct answer.
c. Justify means to explain or elaborate something. It is a verb. We observe that it does not match the meaning of tolerate. Hence, option C is not the correct answer.
d. Execute means to put something into action. It is a verb. We observe that it does not match the meaning of tolerate. Hence, option D is not the correct answer.
e. Specify means to define or identify something. It is a verb. We observe that it does not match the meaning of tolerate. Hence, option D is not the correct answer.
Thus,we can conclude that option B, permit is the correct answer.

Note: It is to be noted that in certain contexts, tolerate also means to bear something.