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Verb: suffice  su'fIs
  1. Be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
    "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"
    - do, answer, serve

Derived forms: suffices, sufficed, sufficing

See also: sufficiency, sufficient

Type of: fulfil [Brit, Cdn], fulfill [N. Amer], live up to, satisfy

Encyclopedia: Suffice

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