Definition of "brooked" [brooked]

• Simple past tense and past participle of brook. (verb)

Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

• "Fain would we have washed away the stains of travel; but he was urgent, saying that the king's word brooked no delay."
• "Roger glanced back, but Bradwarden’s expression brooked no debate."
• "He ruthlessly exploited weakness in his opponents and brooked no criticism."