take lying down vs suffer

take lying down and suffer both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
take lying down	No	No	Yes	No
suffer	No	No	Yes	No

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

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

take lying down (verb)	suffer (verb)
suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively	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