take a joke vs suffer

take a joke and suffer both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
take a joke	No	No	Yes	No
suffer	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hypernyms of take a joke include abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, support, tolerate.

take a joke (verb)	suffer (verb)
listen to a joke at one's own expense	be in pain
	undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
	feel unwell or uncomfortable
	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