suffice

[ suh-fahys, -fahyz ]
/ səˈfaɪs, -ˈfaɪz /

verb (used without object), suf·ficed, suf·fic·ing.

to be enough or adequate, as for needs, purposes, etc.

verb (used with object), suf·ficed, suf·fic·ing.

to be enough or adequate for; satisfy.

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Origin of suffice

1275–1325; Middle English sufficen < Latin sufficere to supply, suffice, equivalent to suf- suf- + -ficere, combining form of facere to make, do1; replacing Middle English suffisen < Old French < Latin, as above

OTHER WORDS FROM suffice

un·suf·fic·ing, adjective

Words nearby suffice

suffer fools gladly, sufferable, sufferance, suffering, suffern, suffice, suffice it to say, sufficiency, sufficient, sufficient condition, sufficient reason
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Words related to suffices

satisfy, do, serve, content, suit, answer, meet, avail

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British Dictionary definitions for suffices

suffice
/ (səˈfaɪs) /

verb

to be adequate or satisfactory for (something)
suffice it to say that (takes a clause as object) let us say no more than that; I shall just say that

Derived forms of suffice

sufficer, noun

Word Origin for suffice

C14: from Old French suffire, from Latin sufficere from sub- below + facere to make
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