Milton.
Syn. -- To permit; bear; endure; support; sustain; allow; admit;
tolerate. See Permit.
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.
O well for him whose will is strong! He suffers, but he will not
suffer long.
Tennyson.
2. To undergo punishment; specifically, to undergo the penalty of
death.
The father was first condemned to suffer upon a day appointed, and
the son afterwards the day following.
Clarendon.