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. To use; to enjoy. Chaucer.
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. To deserve; to earn. Sir J. Hawkins.