Definitions for SUFFICE
səˈfaɪs, -ˈfaɪzsuf·fice

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. suffice, do, answer, serveverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. sufficeverb

   To be enough or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be equal to the end proposed; to be adequate.

   Two capsules of fish oil a day suffices.

2. sufficeverb

   To satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or demands of.

   A joint of lamb sufficed even his enormous appetite.

3. sufficeverb

   To furnish; to supply adequately.

4. Etymology: From suffisen, from souffire, from sufficio, from sub + facio. Cognate with French suffire.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Sufficeverb

   1. To afford; to supply.

   Thou king of horned floods, whose plenteous urn
   Suffices fatness to the fruitful corn,
   Shall share my morning song and evening vows. Dryden.

   The pow’r appeas’d, with winds suffic’d the sail;
   The bellying canvas strutted with the gale. Dryden.

   2. To satisfy.

   Israel, let it suffice you of all your abominations. Ezek.

   Parched corn she did eat and was sufficed, and left. Ruth.

   Let it suffice thee that thou know’st us happy. John Milton.

   When the herd suffic’d, did late repair
   To ferny heaths, and to the forest lare. Dryden.

   He our conqueror left us this our strength,
   That we may so suffice his vengeful ire. John Milton.

2. To SUFFICEverb

   To be enough; to be sufficient; to be equal to the end or purpose.

   Etymology: suffire, French; sufficio, Latin.

   If thou ask me why, sufficeth, my reasons are good. William Shakespeare.

   A strong and succulent moisture is able, without drawing help from the earth, to suffice the sprouting of the plant. Francis Bacon.

   To recount almighty works
   What words or tongue of seraph can suffice,
   Or heart of man suffice to comprehend. John Milton, Par. Lost.

   The indolency we have, sufficing for our present happiness, we desire not to venture the change: being content; and that is enough. John Locke.

   He lived in such temperance, as was enough to make the longest life agreeable; and in such a course of piety, as sufficed to make the most sudden death so also. Alexander Pope.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. suffice

   In logic and mathematics, necessity and sufficiency are terms used to describe a conditional or implicational relationship between two statements. For example, in the conditional statement: "If P then Q", Q is necessary for P, because the truth of Q is guaranteed by the truth of P (equivalently, it is impossible to have P without Q). Similarly, P is sufficient for Q, because P being true always implies that Q is true, but P not being true does not always imply that Q is not true.In general, a necessary condition is one that must be present in order for another condition to occur, while a sufficient condition is one that produces the said condition. The assertion that a statement is a "necessary and sufficient" condition of another means that the former statement is true if and only if the latter is true. That is, the two statements must be either simultaneously true, or simultaneously false.In ordinary English (also natural language) "necessary" and "sufficient" indicate relations between conditions or states of affairs, not statements. For example, being a male is a necessary condition for being a brother, but it is not sufficient—while being a male sibling is a necessary and sufficient condition for being a brother. Any conditional statement consists of at least one sufficient condition and at least one necessary condition.

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1. suffice

   To suffice is to be enough or adequate for a particular purpose or requirement. It means to meet or satisfy a need.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sufficeverb

   to be enough, or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be equal to the end proposed; to be adequate

2. Sufficeverb

   to satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or demands of

3. Sufficeverb

   to furnish; to supply adequately

4. Etymology: [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.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Suffice

   suf′fīs, v.i. to be enough: to be equal to the end in view.—v.t. to satisfy.—n. Suffi′ciency, state of being sufficient: competence: ability: capacity: conceit.—adj. Suffi′cient, sufficing: enough: equal to any end or purpose: competent.—adv. Suffi′ciently.—n. Suf′fisance (Spens.), sufficiency. [Fr.,—L. sufficĕre, to take the place of—sub, under, facĕre, to make.]

How to pronounce SUFFICE?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SUFFICE in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SUFFICE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of SUFFICE in a Sentence

1. Mike Pompeo:

   I don't want to get into all of the conversations that have been held between us and other parties, suffice it to say, I am confident that the Russians understand the American position on this and understand the harm that is being inflicted on the Venezuelan people.

2. Bruce Banerdt:

   We do not believe that this is a fundamentally difficult problem, given enough time to systematically investigate and resolve it, the French space agency estimates that a handful of months should suffice, although we will probably take a little longer to make sure there aren't any further subtle problems hiding in the wings.

3. Simon Boddie:

   Suffice to say that they would be in decline for some time now.

4. Albert Einstein:

   He who joyfully marches in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice.

5. Josh DeVine:

   We don't want to go into specifics because Tad Cummins might still be using some of that( information)... but suffice it to say that is an issue that we have some major concerns of because it might potentially speak to Tad Cummins intentions for her.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SUFFICE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Suffice
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=SUFFICE
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffice
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SUFFICE
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=SUFFICE