suf ‧ fice /səˈfaɪs/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive not in progressive]
[ Word Family: verb : ↑ suffice ; noun : ↑ sufficiency ; adverb : ↑ sufficiently ≠ ↑ insufficiently ; adjective : ↑ sufficient ≠ ↑ insufficient ]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: suffire , from Latin sufficere 'to put under, suffice' , from sub- ( ⇨ ↑ sub- ) + facere 'to make, do' ]
1 . formal to be enough:
A light lunch will suffice.
suffice for
A few brief observations will suffice for present purposes.
suffice to do something
A few more statistics will suffice to show the trends of the time.
2 . suffice (it) to say (that) used to say that the statement that follows is enough to explain what you mean, even though you could say more:
Suffice it to say that they’re having marital problems.