suffer vs tend

suffer and tend both are verbs.

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

As verbs, tend is a hypernym of suffer; that is, tend is a word with a broader meaning than suffer:

Other hypernyms of suffer include be given, incline, lean, run.

suffer (verb)	tend (verb)
be in pain	have care of or look after
undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)	manage or run
feel unwell or uncomfortable	have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
get worse in quality
be set at a disadvantage
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
experience (emotional) pain
feel physical pain
undergo or be subjected to
undergo or suffer
be given to