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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUFFICE, v.i. suffi'ze. [L. sufficio; sub and facio.]
To be enough or sufficient; to be equal to the end proposed.
To recount Almighty works
What words or tongue of seraph can suffice?
SUFFICE, v.t. suffi'ze. To satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or demands of.
Let it suffice thee; speak no more to me of this matter.
Deutoronomy 3.
Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us. John 14.
Ruth 2.
1. To afford; to supply.
The pow'r appeas'd, with wind suffic'd the sail. [Not in use.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: 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: suffice, do, answer, serve]

Merriam Webster's

verb (sufficed; sufficing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French suffis-, stem of suffire, from Latin sufficere to provide, be adequate, from sub- + facere to make, do — more at do Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to meet or satisfy a need ; be sufficient <a brief note will suffice> — often used with an impersonal it <suffice it to say that they are dedicated, serious personalities — Cheryl Aldridge> 2. to be competent or capable transitive verb to be enough for <a few more should suffice them> • sufficer noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. 1 intr. (often foll. by for, or to + infin.) be enough or adequate (that will suffice for our purpose; suffices to prove it). 2 tr. meet the needs of; satisfy (six sufficed him). Phrases and idioms: suffice it to say I shall content myself with saying. Etymology: ME f. OF suffire (suffis-) f. L sufficere (as SUB-, facere make)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(suffices, sufficing, sufficed) 1. If you say that something will suffice, you mean it will be enough to achieve a purpose or to fulfil a need. (FORMAL) A cover letter should never exceed one page; often a far shorter letter will suffice. = do VERB: no cont, V 2. Suffice it to say or suffice to say is used at the beginning of a statement to indicate that what you are saying is obvious, or that you will only give a short explanation. Suffice it to say that afterwards we never met again... PHRASE: PHR that, PHR with cl

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. n. Be enough, be sufficient. II. v. a. Satisfy, content, be enough for.

Moby Thesaurus

advantage, answer, avail, be equal to, be handy, be of use, be satisfactory, bear, benefit, bestead, do, do it, do the trick, fill the bill, fulfill, get by, give good returns, go around, hack it, hold, just do, make the grade, meet, meet requirements, pass, pass muster, pay, pay off, profit, qualify, quench, reach, sate, satiate, satisfy, serve, serve the purpose, stand, stand up, stretch, suit, take it, work, yield a profit