Thesaurus: suffer

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1. v. t. 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.
2. v. t. To endure or undergo without sinking; to support; to sustain; to bear up under.
3. v. t. 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.
4. v. t. To allow; to permit; not to forbid or hinder; to tolerate.
5. v. i. 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.
6. v. i. To undergo punishment; specifically, to undergo the penalty of death.
7. v. i. To be injured; to sustain loss or damage.
8. v. undergo or be subjected to
9. v. undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
10. v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant
11. v. get worse in quality
12. v. be in pain