BROOK

to tolerate, endure, countenance

put up with something or somebody unpleasant

SYN - abide, bear, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate

"After having worked so hard to get to this point, he was just hoping to brook a few more months of this unpleasant work."

"Max refused to brook this man and left immediately."

"It is essential in life to not get too caught up with some ideal world that you refuse to brook that which would acheive only some of your goals, but is the better of two alternatives."

"Free-thinking lovers of democracy have two options, be stubborn idealist and vote for Nader or brook the inconsistencies and shortcomings of Obama and vote for someone who has a real chance to win the election and inact real change."