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      adequate
      verb
      (obsolete) To equal.
      (obsolete) To equalize; to make adequate.
      adjective
      Equal to or fulfilling some requirement.
      Roots
      aequusequ- · Latin · equal, level
      Synonyms for adequate
      enoughadvsufficientadjpassableadjproperadjtolerableadjsatisfactoryadjsuitableadjdecentadjampleadjacceptableadjsufficingvequaladj
      Words related to adequate
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