Sufficed

Sufficed
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. [1913 Webster]

To recount almighty works, What words or tongue of seraph can suffice? --Milton. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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