allow vs suffer

allow and suffer both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
allow	No	No	Yes	No
suffer	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, suffer is a hyponym of allow; that is, suffer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than allow:

allow (verb)	suffer (verb)
allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something	be in pain
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause	undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
consent to, give permission; permit	feel unwell or uncomfortable
allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting	get worse in quality
let have	be set at a disadvantage
grant as a discount or in exchange	put up with something or somebody unpleasant
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen	experience (emotional) pain
allow the other (baseball) team to score	feel physical pain
make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain	undergo or be subjected to
afford possibility	undergo or suffer
	be given to