Suffer and Take

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Suffer

Suffer verb - To come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it.

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Take is a synonym for suffer in accept topic. In some cases you can use "Take" instead a verb "Suffer", when it comes to topics like endure, have, bear.

Nearby Words: suffering, sufferance, sufferer

Take

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

Usage example: I can't take anymore of your whining about your former boyfriend

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Suffer is a synonym for take in endure topic. You can use "Suffer" instead a verb "Take", if it concerns topics such as accept, have, bear.

Nearby Words: taking, taken, taker

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life	suffer life	take life
break	suffer break	take break
amount	suffer amount	take amount
form	suffer form	take form
Other words: effect, time, way, damage, punishment.

Both words in one sentence

However, while small plants die instantly, larger ones take a few hours, and trees take about a week, the vampire feeling the pain they suffer as they die.

Source: Walking Wasteland
Dwarves take no attrition from mountains, Chaos Warriors suffer no attrition from the Chaos Wastes, Greenskins suffer no attrition from moving through the Badlands, etc.

Source: Video Game / Total War: Warhammer
Either way, both will indubitably suffer.Satori:Should I let her suffer or should I take her life as an act of mercy?

Source: Fan Fic / Gensokyo 20XX

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