sufficed

suf·fice

S s

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [suh-fahys, -fahyz]
- /səˈfaɪs, -ˈfaɪz/
- /səˈfaɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suh-fahys, -fahyz]
- /səˈfaɪs, -ˈfaɪz/

Definitions of sufficed word

verb without object sufficed to be enough or adequate, as for needs, purposes, etc. 1
verb with object sufficed to be enough or adequate for; satisfy. 1

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Origin of sufficed

First appearance:

before 1275

One of the 13% oldest English words

1275-1325; Middle English sufficen < Latin sufficere to supply, suffice, equivalent to suf- suf- + -ficere, combining form of facere to make, do1; replacing Middle English suffisen < Old French < Latin, as above

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Parts of speech for Sufficed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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sufficed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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Synonyms for sufficed

verb sufficed

answered — Simple past tense and past participle of answer.
availed — to be of use or value to; profit; advantage: All our efforts availed us little in trying to effect a change.
capacitated — Simple past tense and past participle of capacitate.
did — Did is the past tense of do1.

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