Suit \Suit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suited; p. pr. & vb. n.
Suiting.]
1. To fit; to adapt; to make proper or suitable; as, to suit
the action to the word. --Shak.
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2. To be fitted to; to accord with; to become; to befit.
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Ill suits his cloth the praise of railing well.
--Dryden.
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Raise her notes to that sublime degree
Which suits song of piety and thee. --Prior.
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3. To dress; to clothe. [Obs.]
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So went he suited to his watery tomb. --Shak.
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4. To please; to make content; as, he is well suited with his
place; to suit one's taste.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
suited
adj 1: meant or adapted for an occasion or use; "a tractor suitable
(or fit) for heavy duty"; "not an appropriate (or fit)
time for flippancy" [syn: appropriate, suitable]
2: outfitted or supplied with clothing; "recruits suited in
green"
WordNet (r) 2.0
50 Moby Thesaurus words for "suited":
a propos, able, ad rem, adapted, adjusted, applicable, apposite,
appropriate, apropos, apt, au fait, becoming, befitting, capable,
checked out, competent, dovetailing, efficient, equal to,
felicitous, fit, fitted, fitted for, fitting, geared, happy,
journeyman, just right, likely, meshing, on the button, opportune,
pat, proficient, qualified, relevant, right, seasonable, sortable,
suitable, suiting, tailored, to the point, to the purpose, up to,
up to snuff, well-fitted, well-qualified, well-suited, worthy
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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