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suffice

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verbbe adequate, enough

Word Origin & History

early 14c., from stem of Old French souffire "be sufficient," from Latin sufficere "supply, suffice," from sub "up to" (see sub-) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Phrase suffice it to say (late 14c.) is a rare surviving subjunctive.

Example Sentences for suffice

"Certes, Stephen Hapgood, his wisdom doth not suffice," cried the other.

Passages taken at haphazard will suffice to establish my contention.

Suffice it to record the fact that these relics are admittedly pre-Christian.

Now then, Mr. Beaufort, we have the witness, but will that suffice us?

And the question, then, will be, how far that witness will suffice?

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Synonyms for suffice

verb be adequate, enough

get by
satisfy
answer
avail
content
do
meet
serve
suit
be good enough
be sufficient
be the ticket
do the trick
fill the bill
go over big
hack it
hit the spot
make a hit
make the grade
meet requirement

Antonyms for suffice

displease
miss
refuse
dissatisfy

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answer

verb. solve; fulfill

clarify
conform
correlate
correspond
crack
deal with
do
dope
dope out
elucidate
fill
fit
lick
measure up
meet
pass
qualify
satisfy
serve
suffice
suit
unzip
work
work through

answered

verb. solve; fulfill

clarify
conform
correlate
correspond
crack
deal with
do
dope
dope out
elucidate
fill
fit
lick
measure up
meet
pass
qualify
satisfy
serve
suffice
suit
unzip
work
work through

answering

verb. solve; fulfill

clarify
conform
correlate
correspond
crack
deal with
do
dope
dope out
elucidate
fill
fit
lick
measure up
meet
pass
qualify
satisfy
serve
suffice
suit
unzip
work
work through

answers

verb. solve; fulfill

clarify
conform
correlate
correspond
crack
deal with
do
dope
dope out
elucidate
fill
fit
lick
measure up
meet
pass
qualify
satisfy
serve
suffice
suit
unzip
work
work through

avail

verb. be of use; use

account
advantage
answer
be adequate
benefit
fill
fulfill
meet
profit
satisfy
serve
suffice
work

availed

verb. be of use; use

account
advantage
answer
be adequate
benefit
fill
fulfill
meet
profit
satisfy
serve
suffice
work

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