suffer -
v. 1 intr. undergo pain, grief, damage, etc. (
suffers acutely; your reputation will
suffer;
suffers from
neglect).
2 tr. undergo, experience, or be subjected to (pain, loss, grief, defeat, change, etc.) (
suffered banishment).
3 tr.
put up with; tolerate (does not
suffer fools gladly).
4 intr. undergo martyrdom.
5 intr. (usu. foll. by to + infin.) archaic
allow.
sufferable adj. sufferer n. suffering n. [ME f. AF suffrir, soeffrir, OF sof(f)rir f. L sufferre (as SUB-, ferre bear)]
