/ səˈfaɪs; NAmE / verb
( formal ) (not used in the progressive tenses) to be enough for sb/sth :
[ v ]
Generally a brief note or a phone call will suffice.
[ v to inf ]
One example will suffice to illustrate the point.
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IDIOMS
- suffice (it) to say (that) ...
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French suffis- , stem of suffire , from Latin sufficere put under, meet the need of, from sub- under + facere make.