brook

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a small stream; (verb) to tolerate or allow

   The captain would brook no dissent among the crew.

From Old English brōc ('brook, stream'), from Proto-Germanic *brōkaz, of uncertain further origin. The unrelated verb 'to tolerate' is from Old English brūcan ('to use, enjoy').

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