suffice.
To be enough or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be adequate; to be good enough.
Meaning & usage
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.
To satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or demands of.
A joint of lamb sufficed even his enormous appetite.
To furnish; to supply adequately.
During the festival, the temple suffices food to the beggars.
The king sufficed his army with food and weapons before the great battle.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English suffisen, from Middle French souffire, from Latin sufficiō (“supply, be adequate”), from sub (“under”) + faciō (“do, make”). Cognate with French suffire.
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