tolerate vs suffer

tolerate and suffer both are verbs.

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

As verbs, tolerate and suffer are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of tolerate include abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, support.

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

tolerate: have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition
suffer: undergo or be subjected to

Other hypernyms of tolerate include endure.

tolerate (verb)	suffer (verb)
put up with something or somebody unpleasant	be in pain
allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting	undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition	feel unwell or uncomfortable
recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others)	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