suffice

verb

Definition of sufficenext
as in to do
to be enough I was told I have to wear shoes—will thong sandals suffice?

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“Suffice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffice. Accessed 4 Feb. 2023.

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