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brook (BROOK) (verb)
To put up with; to tolerate: Troy's parents said they would brook no further discussion with him.
brook (BROOK) (noun)
A small stream, often a shallow or intermittent tributary to a river: The brook was flowing near Rita's backyard out in the country.
The farmer decided that he could brook the small brook that crossed his fields even though the brook usually flooded his fields every spring.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group B; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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crenicole (verb), crenicoles; crenicoled; crenicoling: brook
Living or dwelling in spring-fed brooks.
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-cola, -colas; -cole; -colent; -colid; -coline; -colous
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“brook”
A small stream of water: After a long hot hike, Tomeka washed her feet in the cool water of the brook.
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English Words in Action, Group B
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brook (BROOK) (verb), brooks; brooked; brooking
1. To put up with, to bear with, to tolerate, or to endure: Erwin was an intolerant dictator who would brook no interference with his policies.
The teacher said he would not brook such outrageous conduct by students in the classroom.
2. Etymology: from Old English brucan, "to use, to enjoy".The word brook is nearly always used now with a negative construction; such as, "no brooking" or "not brooked".
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English Words in Action, Group B
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