where/ when did the word "tolerate" originate?
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It is old English. check merriam-webster dictionary.com
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Colour, favourite, darby (instead of derby), serviette instead of napkin, defence instead of defense.\n\n"I beg your pardon." instead of "What?"\n\nRead some English literature to help you.
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The expression was originally "I couldn't care less."  It means "I care so little (i.e. not at all) that there is no way for me to care less."\n\nPeople started using "I could care less" by mistake, but eventually that became popular so now people say both.\n\nThere are lots of things in our language like that, where the "wrong" version eventually gets accepted.
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That would be B - nice.  It used to mean foolish, ignorant, etc.  It comes from the Latin "nescire - to not know".
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as a noun:\ndisagreement, dissent, rejection\n\nas a verb:\ndisagree, disallow, disapprove, dissent, reject
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The origins of the word are explained in the transcript of a National Public Radio feature. The use of "okay" would seem to be nothing more than an alternate spelling.
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the term might have come about earlier.. but mostly started being used as it is today around the reformation era, (Martin Luther, John Calvin.) the followers of these denominations believed strongly in "evils" and possession/demons, (early on, not so much today). They believed when you sneezed it was an opening of your soul and body, (which made you weak) this might let "bad" spirits in. So they began to say God bless you, as a way to save the person sneezing from evils. This also explains why the saying exists in many of the areas where "reformed" peoples settled, Germany, England, us, and not in other regions of the world, (Asians do not remark at all, in fact sneezing is offensive.)
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I believe it comes from the word sumbissive. or submission.  heres a definition.\nMain Entry: 1mis·sion·ary \nPronunciation: 'mi-sh&-"ner-E\nFunction: adjective\n1 : relating to, engaged in, or devoted to missions\n2 : characteristic of a missionary
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Freedom \nThis comes from German (literal, modern-day translation, "Freiheit"), but is actually closer in derivation to the German word "Friede", which means "peace" and is a word of pre-Christian, Germanic origin (originally "Frith"). The archaic term was used to signify the period following the termination of a bloodfeud between two Germanic clans when the softer, feminine qualities of the god "Freda" or "Frita" held sway. To achieve such a peace, some consideration had to given up on the part of the clan whose member had committed the most recent wrong against another clan, such as a certain quantity of meat or animal hides. What was given up was called "Bot" (delivered good) or "Botschaft" (literally delivered shank (of meat), but currently is the modern German word for "message"). It is interesting to note that this is from where we get the English term "boat" (Apparently, as time went on, the term was used less to describe what was being delivered and more to describe the deliverer or means of delivery--Hence, the modern German words "Bote" (messenger) and "Boot" (boat--which can be visualized as a means of delivering something or someone)).
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I have seen it used, but cannot find it in any dictionary.  It seems to be used "as in a liberal sense" or using prudence in a poetic license context.
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I think there could be several answers to this depending on how the term would be used in context.\n\nFor example, there are, abstinence, temperance, patience, avoidance, continence, forbearance, innocence, tolerance, hindrance, prudence, excellence, and so forth.  But, for the sake of popularity, "abstinence" is probably the word you are looking for since it technically is synonymous with the conditions of addiction (dehabilitation?) and rehabilitation.
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You're right. If we all tolerated each other this world would be a much better place. We all need to realize we're not perfect and we can't expect anyone else to be and that we were all created different and have had different experiences in life. We're bound to take things differently... We ought to tolerate each other as far as things that have no effect on each other are concerned. For example, we can never tolerate thieves in society, no matter what the reason, coz their stealing affects people other than themselves. Intolerance caused the Holocaust... I believe the person who coined the phrase "Variety is the spice of life" was quite right.
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well in this day and age fuck off can be the same as shut up.i don't know what context it was used in, but let him no u wont stand for that, give him one more chance then u must leave if he does or he will walk all over you.
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I am not sure how it became offensive. but one theory of its connotation and origin is that it stands for "fornication under consent of king" so basically back in the days of serious monarchs. the king would approve certain peoples sex. basically giving them blessing to do such an act. most cases both parties weren't exactly willing so the king was basically approving rape. but it was for some purpose that I can't remember.
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Interesting answers. Did you know that OK is for OLD KINDERHOOK? People before the 19th century did NOT say OKAY, meaning all right. It irks the crap out of me to find the words "Are you okay?" in an historical novel. They don't belong there.
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i believe the expression was 1st used by a writer in a novel, one of the spy writers,(le Carre or Shute or someone of that genre) but i can't think of his name at the moment.\n\nAnd i belive it is both because relations between East and West became cold after WW2 and also becasue no actually fighting took place, it was more a battle of the minds as opposed to a typical war.
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I'm sure that predates history.  \n\nThe word "ramp":\n1778, "slope," from Fr. rampe, back-formation from O.Fr. verb ramper "to climb, creep" (12c.), perhaps from Frank. *rampon "to contract oneself" (cf. O.H.G. rimpfan "to wrinkle," O.E. hrimpan "to fold, wrinkle"