to be enough or adequate, as for needs, purposes, etc.
verb (used with object), sufficed, sufficing.
2.
to be enough or adequate for; satisfy.
Origin
1275-1325;Middle Englishsufficen < Latinsufficere to supply, suffice, equivalent to suf-suf- + -ficere, combining form of facere to make, do1; replacing Middle Englishsuffisen < Old French < Latin, as above
Related forms
unsufficing, adjective
Examples from the web for suffice
suffice it to say that the conveyor belt continues to work today.
On these slow-going wave trains, minimal paddling prowess will suffice.
In this day and age, a simple solvent will suffice to turn homely vegetation into a source of precious metals.
Depending on the type of floors and the need for a deep or surface clean, plain hot water will nearly always suffice.
There is not enough space here to describe but suffice it to say she has possession aggression and handling aggression issues.
The attorney, who has my sympathy, wants that to suffice as an explanation for the inexplicable.
As in, falling back to bio-energy when other renewables don't suffice.
suffice to say that physics must be placed on acceptable mathematical framework.
Such decisions take many variables into account, but suffice it to say that medicine is often equal parts science and art.
Because they were designed as solid-fuel, the rockets were so large that no other method of transportation would suffice.
British Dictionary definitions for suffice
suffice
/səˈfaɪs/
verb
1.
to be adequate or satisfactory for (something)
2.
(takes a clause as object) suffice it to say that, let us say no more than that; I shall just say that
Derived Forms
sufficer, noun
Word Origin
C14: from Old French suffire, from Latin sufficere from sub- below + facere to make
Word Origin and History for suffice
v.
early 14c., from stem of Old French souffire "be sufficient," from Latin sufficere "supply, suffice," from sub "up to" (see sub-) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Phrase suffice it to say (late 14c.) is a rare surviving subjunctive.