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Brook (Verb)

Meaning

Put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage".

Classification

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

Examples

  • She learned to brook his eccentric behavior over the years of their marriage.
  • The company's shareholders had to brook massive losses for several quarters before a turnaround was visible.
  • Her friends did not know how she managed to brook her husband's countless affairs.
  • He struggled to brook the cold and darkness of the remote cabin for months.
  • She found it increasingly difficult to brook the inconsiderate comments from her in-laws.

Synonyms

  • Suffer
  • Abide
  • Stick Out
  • Put Up
  • Endure
  • Bear
  • Tolerate
  • Support
  • Stomach
  • Stand
  • Digest

Hypernyms

  • Allow
  • Permit
  • Countenance
  • Let

Hyponyms

  • Pay
  • Accept
  • Swallow
  • Sit Out
  • Bear Up
  • Live With
  • Take Lying Down
  • Take A Joke
  • Stand For
  • Hold Still For
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