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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
suffice \suffice"\, v. t.
1. to satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or
demands of. --spenser.
1913 webster
let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this
matter. --deut. iii.
26.
1913 webster
2. to furnish; to supply adequately. obs.
1913 webster
the power appeased, with winds sufficed the sail.
--dryden.
1913 webster
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
suffice \suffice"\, v. i. imp. p. p. sufficed; p. pr.
vb. n. sufficing. oe. suffisen, of. soufire, f. suffire
cf. suffisant, p. pr., l. sufficere to put under, to
substitute, to avail for, to suffice; sub under + facere to
make. see fact.
to be enough, or sufficient; to meet the need of anything;
to be equal to the end proposed; to be adequate. --chaucer.
1913 webster
to recount almighty works,
what words or tongue of seraph can suffice? --milton.
1913 webster
see also:
sufficed sufficing fact
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
suffice
v : be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity;
"a few words would answer"; "this car suits my purpose
well"; "will $100 do?"; "a 'b' grade doesn't suffice to
get me into medical school"; "nothing else will serve"
syn: do, answer, serve
see also:
do answer serve
- [4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
44 moby thesaurus words for "suffice":
advantage, answer, avail, be equal to, be handy, be of use,
be satisfactory, bear, benefit, bestead, do, do it, do the trick,
fill the bill, fulfill, get by, give good returns, go around,
hack it, hold, just do, make the grade, meet, meet requirements,
pass, pass muster, pay, pay off, profit, qualify, quench, reach,
sate, satiate, satisfy, serve, serve the purpose, stand, stand up,
stretch, suit, take it, work, yield a profit
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