Sufficing

suf·fice  (s-fs)

v. suf·ficed, suf·fic·ing, suf·fic·es

v.intr.

1. To meet present needs or requirements; be sufficient: These rations will suffice until next week.

2. To be equal to a specified task; be capable: No words will suffice to convey my grief.

v.tr.

To satisfy the needs or requirements of; be enough for.

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[Middle English suffisen, from Old French suffire, suffis-, from Latin sufficere : sub-, sub- + facere, to make; see dh- in Indo-European roots.]

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suf·ficer n.