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suffer vs allow

allow vs suffer

suffer and allow both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
suffer No No Yes No
allow No No Yes No
As verbs, allow is a hypernym of suffer; that is, allow is a word with a broader meaning than suffer:
  • suffer: put up with something or somebody unpleasant
  • allow: consent to, give permission; permit
Other hypernyms of suffer include countenance, let, permit.
suffer (verb) allow (verb)
be in pain allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something
undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
feel unwell or uncomfortable consent to, give permission; permit
get worse in quality allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
be set at a disadvantage let have
put up with something or somebody unpleasant grant as a discount or in exchange
experience (emotional) pain make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
feel physical pain allow the other (baseball) team to score
undergo or be subjected to make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
undergo or suffer afford possibility
be given to
Difference between suffer and allow

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