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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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2. to endure or undergo without sinking; to support; to
sustain; to bear up under.
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our spirit and strength entire,
strongly to suffer and support our pains. --milton.
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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.
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if your more ponderous and settled project
may suffer alteration. --shak.
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4. to allow; to permit; not to forbid or hinder; to tolerate.
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thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not
suffer sin upon him. --lev. xix.
17.
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i suffer them to enter and possess. --milton.
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syn: to permit; bear; endure; support; sustain; allow; admit;
tolerate. see permit.
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see also:
suffered suffering bear permit
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