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• fice — ar·ti·fice; ed·i·fice; fice; mal·e·fice; of·fice·less; or·i·fice; suf·fice; su·per·fice; sat·is·fice; ben·e·fice; of·fice; sac·ri·fice; bull·fice; …   English syllables

• suf — ex·suf·fla·tion; in·suf·fi·cience; in·suf·fi·cien·cy; in·suf·fi·cient; in·suf·flate; in·suf·fla·tion; in·suf·fla·tor; suf; suf·fect; suf·fer; suf·fer·able; suf·fer·ance; suf·fer·er; suf·fete; suf·fice; suf·fic·er; suf·fi·cience; suf·fi·cien·cy;… …   English syllables

• suffice — suf·fice …   English syllables

• suffice — suf•fice [[t]səˈfaɪs, ˈfaɪz[/t]] v. ficed, fic•ing 1) to be enough or adequate, as for needs or purposes 2) to be enough or adequate for; satisfy • Etymology: 1275–1325; (< OF) < L sufficere to supply, suffice =suf suf + ficere, comb. form… …   From formal English to slang

• suffice — suf|fice [səˈfaıs] v [I not in progressive] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: suffire, from Latin sufficere to put under, suffice , from sub ( SUB ) + facere to make, do ] 1.) formal to be enough ▪ A light lunch will suffice . suffice for …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• suffice — suf|fice [ sə faıs ] verb intransitive FORMAL to be enough: I m not sending a gift I think a card will suffice. suffice to do something: Two examples should suffice to prove this point. suffice (it) to say (that) SPOKEN FORMAL used for saying… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Suffice — Suf*fice , v. t. 1. To satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or demands of. Spenser. [1913 Webster] Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter. Deut. iii. 26. [1913 Webster] 2. To furnish; to supply adequately. [Obs.] [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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}.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English