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.
Origin of suffice
OTHER WORDS FROM suffice
un·suf·fic·ing, adjectiveWords nearby suffice
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British Dictionary definitions for suffice
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, nounWord Origin for suffice
C14: from Old French
suffire, from Latin
sufficere from
sub- below +
facere to make