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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Suit \Suit\, verb (used with an object) [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.
2. To be fitted to; to accord with; to become; to befit.
Ill suits his cloth the praise of railing well. --Dryden.
Raise her notes to that sublime degree Which suits song of piety and thee. --Prior.
3. To dress; to clothe. [Obs.]
So went he suited to his watery tomb. --Shak.
4. To please; to make content; as, he is well suited with his place; to suit one's taste.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
suited
adjective
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"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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
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