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Suffice Moderate

Suffice has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
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"

2

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

"A simple apology will suffice for such a minor mistake."

Example Sentences
"A few words would answer" verb
"This car suits my purpose well" verb
"Will $100 do?" verb
"A `B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school" verb
"Nothing else will serve" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
satisfy
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
tide over go a long way serve qualify go around
Rhyming Words
ice pice sice vice hice mice lice fice rice nice tice bice dice deice juice twice frice price spice brice
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