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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Suffer \Suf"fer\, v. i. 1. To feel or undergo pain of body or mind; to bear what is inconvenient; as, we suffer from pain, sickness, or sorrow; we suffer with anxiety. [1913 Webster] O well for him whose will is strong! He suffers, but he will not suffer long. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. To undergo punishment; specifically, to undergo the penalty of death. [1913 Webster] The father was first condemned to suffer upon a day appointed, and the son afterwards the day following. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster] 3. To be injured; to sustain loss or damage. [1913 Webster] Public business suffers by private infirmities. --Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Suffer \Suf"fer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suffered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suffering}.] [OE. suffren, soffren, OF. sufrir, sofrir, F. souffrir, (assumed) LL. sofferire, for L. sufferre; sub under + ferre to bear, akin to E. bear. See {Bear} to support.] 1. To feel, or endure, with pain, annoyance, etc.; to submit to with distress or grief; to undergo; as, to suffer pain of body, or grief of mind. [1913 Webster] 2. To endure or undergo without sinking; to support; to sustain; to bear up under. [1913 Webster] Our spirit and strength entire, Strongly to suffer and support our pains. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. To undergo; to be affected by; to sustain; to experience; as, most substances suffer a change when long exposed to air and moisture; to suffer loss or damage. [1913 Webster] If your more ponderous and settled project May suffer alteration. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. To allow; to permit; not to forbid or hinder; to tolerate. [1913 Webster] Thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him. --Lev. xix. 17. [1913 Webster] I suffer them to enter and possess. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Syn: To permit; bear; endure; support; sustain; allow; admit; tolerate. See {Permit}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: suffer v 1: undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom" [syn: {suffer}, {endure}] [ant: {enjoy}] 2: undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle" [syn: {suffer}, {sustain}, {have}, {get}] 3: experience (emotional) pain; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers" 4: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" [syn: {digest}, {endure}, {stick out}, {stomach}, {bear}, {stand}, {tolerate}, {support}, {brook}, {abide}, {suffer}, {put up}] 5: get worse; "His grades suffered" 6: feel pain or be in pain [syn: {suffer}, {hurt}] [ant: {be well}] 7: feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?" [syn: {hurt}, {ache}, {suffer}] 8: feel unwell or uncomfortable; "She is suffering from the hot weather" 9: be given to; "She suffers from a tendency to talk too much" 10: undergo or suffer; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate" [syn: {suffer}, {meet}] 11: be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in translation" [syn: {suffer}, {lose}]