sufficing

Variant of suffice

intransitive verb sufficed, sufficing

  1. to be enough; be sufficient or adequate
  2. Obsolete to be competent or able

Origin: ME sufficen < stem of OFr soufire < L sufficere, to provide, suffice < sub-, sub- + facere, to make, do

transitive verb

Archaic to be enough for; meet the needs of; satisfy
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