suffice

Universal Words 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. * [Vtoinf] One example will suffice to illustrate the point. IDIOMS suffice (it) to say (that)... used to suggest that although you could say more, what you do say will be enough to explain what you mean: I won't go into all the details. Suffice it to say that the whole event was a complete disaster.