sufficing

Verb

suffice (third-person singular simple present suffices, present participle sufficing, simple past and past participle sufficed)

1. (intransitive) To be enough or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be adequate; to be good enough.
   • For this plum cake, two eggs should suffice.

   Synonyms:

   work

2. (transitive) To satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or demands of.
   • A joint of lamb sufficed even his enormous appetite.
3. (archaic) To furnish; to supply adequately.
   • During the festival, the temple suffices food to the beggars.