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suffice verb [ səˈfʌɪs ]

• be enough or adequate.
• "a quick look should suffice"
Similar: be enough, be sufficient, be adequate, do, serve, meet requirements, satisfy demands, answer/fulfil/meet one's needs, answer/serve the purpose, pass muster, fit/fill the bill, make the grade, cut the mustard, hit the spot,
Origin: Middle English: from Old French suffis-, stem of suffire, from Latin sufficere ‘put under, meet the need of’, from sub- ‘under’ + facere ‘make’.

suffice to say

• used to indicate that one is saying enough to make one's meaning clear while withholding something for reasons of discretion or brevity.
• "suffice to say, he doesn't scare easily"

suffice to say

• used to indicate that one is saying enough to make one's meaning clear while withholding something for reasons of discretion or brevity.
"suffice to say, he doesn't scare easily"



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