suffice

verb

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

(transitive) To satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or demands of.

(archaic) To furnish; to supply adequately.

Roots

subsuf- · Latin · under, below facio-fic · Latin · make, do

Synonyms for suffice

dov satisfyv answern

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The word suffice breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: suf-, from Latin sub (“under, below”); and -fic, from Latin facio (“make, do”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.