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Equal to some requirement; proportionate, or correspondent; fully sufficient; as, powers adequate to a great work; an adequate definition.

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  1. a. Equal to some requirement; proportionate, or correspondent; fully sufficient; as, powers adequate to a great work; an adequate definition.
  2. a. To equalize; to make adequate.
  3. a. To equal.
  4. adj. having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
  5. adj. sufficient for the purpose
  6. adj. about average; acceptable
  7. 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. 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.
  8. Equal to some requirement; proportionate, or correspondent;fully sufficient; as, powers adequate to a great work; an adequatedefinition.Ireland had no adequate champion. De Quincey.
  9. j:100 a. having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task s. sufficient for the purpose s. about average; acceptable