1. (

• Brooks ,
• Van_Wyck_Brooks

) United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963) ;

1. (

• digest ,
• endure ,
• stick_out ,
• stomach ,
• bear ,
• stand ,
• tolerate ,
• support ,
• brook ,
• abide ,
• suffer ,
• put_up

) 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" ;