Hypertext Webster Gateway: "suffice"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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. --Deut. iii.
26.
2. To furnish; to supply adequately. [Obs.]
The power appeased, with winds sufficed the sail.
--Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Suffice \Suf*fice"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sufficed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Sufficing}.] [OE. suffisen, OF. soufire, F. suffire
(cf. suffisant, p. pr.), L. sufficere to put under, to
substitute, to avail for, to suffice; sub under + facere to
make. See {Fact}.]
To be enough, or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything);
to be equal to the end proposed; to be adequate. --Chaucer.
To recount almighty works, What words or tongue of
seraph can suffice? --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
suffice
v : 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"
[syn: {do}, {answer}, {serve}]
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