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SUFFICES
Etymology 1
Verb
suffices
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of suffice
Etymology 2
Noun
suffices
(nonstandard) plural of suffix
Source: Wiktionary
SUFFICE
Suf*fice", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sufficed; p. pr. & vb. n. Sufficing.] Etym: [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.]
Definition: To be enough, or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be equal to the end proposed; to be adequate. Chaucer. To recount almighty works, What words or tongue of seraph can suffice Milton.
Suf*fice", v. t.
1. To satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or demands of. Spenser. Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter. Deut. iii. 26.
2. To furnish; to supply adequately. [Obs.] The power appeased, with winds sufficed the sail. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
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