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live up to vs suffice

suffice vs live up to

live up to and suffice both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
live up to No No Yes No
suffice No No Yes No
As verbs, suffice is a hyponym of live up to; that is, suffice is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than live up to:
  • live up to: meet the requirements or expectations of
  • suffice: be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
Other hyponyms of live up to include answer, do, serve, cover.
live up to (verb) suffice (verb)
meet the requirements or expectations of be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
Difference between live up to and suffice

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