brooked
Meaning of brooked
verb, past tense
- tolerate or allow (something, typically dissent or opposition).
Jenny would brook no criticism of Matthew
Old English brūcan ‘use, possess’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bruiken and German brauchen . The current sense dates from the mid 16th century, a figurative use of an earlier sense ‘digest, stomach’.
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Hyphenation of brooked
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- It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
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brooked synonyms
Meaning allow the existence, occurrence, or practice of (something that one dislikes or disagrees with) without interference:
Meaning let (someone) have or do something:
Meaning be able to endure or tolerate:
Meaning carry the weight of; support:
Meaning be unable to tolerate (someone or something):
Meaning endure or accept (an obnoxious thing or person):
Meaning put up with or meekly accept (something unwelcome):
Meaning suffer (something painful or difficult) patiently:
Meaning tolerate:
Meaning remain undamaged or unaffected by; resist:
Meaning consent to receive or undertake (something offered):
Meaning officially allow (someone) to do something:
Meaning admit as acceptable or possible:
Meaning a pin, typically one of a pair, fitted to the gunwale of a rowing boat and on which an oar pivots:
Meaning a thin piece of wood that has fallen or been cut off a tree:
Meaning cut with rough or heavy blows:
Words that rhyme with brooked
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