Suf‐fice″ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Sufficed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Sufficing (?).] [OE. suffisen, OF. soufire, F. suffire (cf. suffisant, p. pr.), L. sufficere to put under, to substitute, to avail for, to suffice; sub under + facere to make. See Fact.] To be enough, or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be equal to the end proposed; to be adequate. Chaucer.
To recount almighty works,
What words or tongue of seraph can suffice? Milton.