suit

²suit

verb

Definition of SUIT

transitive verb

1

a : to be becoming to <that dress suits you> b : to be proper for : befit <a mood that suits the occasion>

2

: to outfit with clothes : dress

3

: accommodate, adapt <suit the action to the word>

4

: to meet the needs or desires of : please <suits me fine>

intransitive verb

1

: to be in accordance : agree <the position suits with your abilities>

2

: to be appropriate or satisfactory <these prices don't suit>

3

: to put on specially required clothing (as a uniform or protective garb) —usually used with up <players suiting up for the game>

Examples of SUIT

1. This kind of behavior hardly suits a person of your age.
2. She gave a serious speech that suited the occasion.
3. The formal furniture really suited the style of the house.
4. The job suits her very well.

First Known Use of SUIT

14th century

Related to SUIT

Synonyms: befit, beseem [archaic], fit [archaic], go, serve, do

Antonyms: displease

Related Words: satisfy, suffice; function, work

Near Antonyms: aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, chafe, cross, exasperate, gall, get, grate, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, perturb, pique, put out, ruffle, vex; anger, enrage, incense, inflame (also enflame), infuriate, madden, outrage, rankle, rile, roil, steam up; provoke, rouse; agitate, distress, disturb, fret, upset; harass, harry, pester; affront, insult, offend

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