Etymograph

English

tolerative

tolerate + -ive

Formed from tolerate + -ive

Latin tolerō ‘to endure’

Latin tolerātus ‘endured, having been endured, tolerated,…’

English tolerate

Today it means

adj Relating to a grammatical case, similar to the passive, that indicates something is being allowed or tolerated.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “tolerative”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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