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   suffice

   /səˈfʌɪs/

   verb

   • 1. be enough or adequate: "a quick look should suffice"
   • ▪ meet the needs of: "simple mediocrity cannot suffice them"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French suffis-, stem of suffire, from Latin sufficere ‘put under, meet the need of’, from sub- ‘under’ + facere ‘make’.

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • S

     1

   • U

     1

   • F

     4

   • F

     4

   • I

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   • C

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   • E

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