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abide

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abide in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. dwell
    "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
    bide  abide  stay 
  2. 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"
    digest  endure  stick out  stomach  bear  stand  tolerate  support  brook  abide  suffer  put up 
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