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Brook

(As a noun)

Definition: A small stream

Examples: “What a civilised way to spend a Sunday morning, a walk on the mountainside by the brooks and streams followed by lunch al fresco.”

“A small house stood in the middle of the glade, a brook burbling next to it.”

(As a verb) (Formal)

Definition: Tolerate or allow (something, typically dissent or opposition)

Examples: “Mia would brook no criticism of her sister Jia.”

“This school brooks no dissent and does not see itself as competing with other philosophies.”

“He appears to be like a dictator who can brook no dissent.”

Published in Dawn, Young World April 29th, 2017