■ verb
1》 experience or be subjected to (something bad or unpleasant).
↘( ~ from ) be affected by or subject to (an illness or ailment).
↘become or appear worse in quality.
↘ archaic undergo martyrdom or execution.
2》 archaic tolerate.
↘allow (someone) to do something.
Derivatives
~able adjective
~er noun
Origin
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. suffrir , from L. ~re , from sub- 'from below' + ferre 'to bear'.