receive vs suffer

suffer vs receive

receive and suffer both are verbs.

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

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

receive: go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
suffer: undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)

Other hyponyms of receive include get, have, sustain, take, horripilate.

receive (verb)	suffer (verb)
convert into sounds or pictures	be in pain
receive a specified treatment (abstract)	undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
accept as true or valid	feel unwell or uncomfortable
regard favorably or with disapproval	get worse in quality
bid welcome to; greet upon arrival	be set at a disadvantage
partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament	put up with something or somebody unpleasant
express willingness to have in one's home or environs	experience (emotional) pain
register (perceptual input)	feel physical pain
go through (mental or physical states or experiences)	undergo or be subjected to
receive as a retribution or punishment	undergo or suffer
get something; come into possession of	be given to
have or give a reception
experience as a reaction

Difference between receive and suffer

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