BROOK (2)

brook (2). Brook, n. a little river, rivulet, trifling current

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Brook, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brooked (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Brooking.] [[OE. broken, bruken, to use, enjoy, digest, AS. br�can; akin to D. gebruiken to use, OHG. pr�hhan, G. brauchen, gebrauchen, Icel. br�ka, Goth. br�kjan, and L. frui, to enjoy. Cf. Fruit, Broker.]] 1. 1. To use; to enjoy. Chaucer.
2. 2. To bear; to endure; to put up with; to tolerate; as, young men can not brook restraint. Spenser.
Shall we, who could not brook one lord, Crouch to the wicked ten? Macaulay. 3. 3. To deserve; to earn. Sir J. Hawkins.