Bear and Submit

Bear

Bear verb - To put up with (something painful or difficult).

Usage example: I can't bear the thought of losing another loved one

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Submit and bear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Submit" instead a verb "Bear".

Nearby Words: bearing, bearish, bearer, bearskin, beared

Submit verb - To cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control).

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Bear and submit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bear" instead a verb "Submit".

Nearby Words: submission, submitted, submitting

life	bear life	submit life
idea	bear idea	submit idea
name	bear name	submit name
number	bear number	submit number
Other words: title, names, forms.

In The Curse of Chalion, 16-year-old Princess Iselle is told in no uncertain terms that unless she marries the Evil Chancellor's 40-year-old (and even more evil) brother he will rape her until she conceives (on the theory that she will submit to marriage rather than bear a bastard).

Source: I Have You Now, My Pretty

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