[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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