Suffice

[suf·fice]

To suffice is to be enough, in either quality or quantity. It may not be gourmet all the time, but if your food is healthy, it will suffice.

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To satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or demands of.

Verb
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"


v. i.
To be enough, or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be equal to the end proposed; to be adequate.

v. t.
To satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or demands of.

v. t.
To furnish; to supply adequately.


Suffice

Suf*fice", v. t. 1. To satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or demands of. Spenser.
Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter.
2. To furnish; to supply adequately. [Obs.]
The power appeased, with winds sufficed the sail.

To satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or demands of.

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Usage Examples

The English Bible - a book which, if everything else in our language should perish, would alone suffice to show the whole extent of its beauty and power.

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Other Usage Examples

To be perfectly happy it does not suffice to possess happiness, it is necessary to have deserved it.

He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice.

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