suffice
English
Etymology
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(deprecated template usage) From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English suffisen, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French souffire, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin sufficiō (“supply, be adequate”), from sub (“under”) + faciō (“do, make”). Cognate with French suffire.
Pronunciation
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Verb
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- (intransitive) To be enough or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be adequate; to be good enough.
- For this plum cake, two eggs should suffice.
- 1667, John Milton, “Book VII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC:
- To recount almighty works, / What words or tongue of seraph can suffice?
- (transitive) To satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or demands of.
- A joint of lamb sufficed even his enormous appetite.
- 1838, The Church of England quarterly review (page 203)
- Lord Brougham's salary would have sufficed more than ninety Prussian judges.
- To furnish; to supply adequately.
Usage notes
- Commonly used in the phrase suffice it to say.
- Mostly used in modal verb constructions, such as: Half a loaf per day will suffice. This is much more common than the direct form Half a loaf per day suffices.
Synonyms
Related terms
Translations
be enough, sufficient, adequate
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satisfy
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furnish
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Further reading
- “suffice”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “suffice”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “suffice”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈsuf.fi.ke/, [ˈs̠ʊfːɪkɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsuf.fi.t͡ʃe/, [ˈsufːit͡ʃe]
Verb
(deprecated template usage) suffice
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