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Adequate
Pronunciation : Ad"e*quate
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. adaequatus, p. p. of adaequare to make equal to; ad + aequare to make equal, aequus equal. See Equal.]
Definition : Defn: Equal to some requirement; proportionate, or correspondent; fully sufficient; as, powers adequate to a great work; an adequate definition. Ireland had no adequate champion. De Quincey.
Syn. -- Proportionate; commensurate; sufficient; suitable; competent; capable.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Ad"e*quate
Part of Speech : v. t.
Etymology : [See Adequate, a.]
Definition : 1. To equalize; to make adequate. [R.] Fotherby.
2. To equal. [Obs.] It [is] an impossibility for any creature to adequate God in his eternity. Shelford.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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