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sug·gest  (sg-jst, s-jst)
tr.v. sug·gest·ed, sug·gest·ing, sug·gests
1. To offer for consideration or action; propose: suggest things for children to do; suggested that we take a walk.
2. To bring or call to mind by logic or association; evoke: a cloud that suggests a mushroom; a ringlike symbol suggesting unity.
3. To make evident indirectly; intimate or imply: a silence that suggested disapproval.
4. To serve as or provide a motive for; prompt or demand: Such a crime suggests apt punishment.

[Latin suggerere, suggest- : sub-, up; see sub- + gerere, to carry.]

sug·gester n.
Synonyms: suggest, imply, hint, intimate2, insinuate
These verbs mean to convey thoughts or ideas by indirection. Suggest refers to the calling of something to mind as the result of an association of ideas: "his erect and careless attitude suggesting assurance and power" Joseph Conrad.
To imply is to suggest a thought or an idea by letting it be inferred from something else, such as a statement, that is more explicit: The effusive praise the professor heaped on one of the students seemed to imply disapproval of the rest.
Hint refers to an oblique or covert suggestion that often contains clues: My imagination supplied the explanation you only hinted at.
Intimate applies to indirect, subtle expression that often reflects discretion, tact, or reserve: She intimated that her neighbors were having marital problems.
To insinuate is to suggest something, usually something unpleasant, in a covert, sly, and underhanded manner: The columnist insinuated that the candidate raised money unethically.

suggest
Verb
1. to put forward (a plan or an idea) for consideration: he didn't suggest a meeting
2. to bring (a person or thing) to the mind by the association of ideas: a man whose very name suggests blandness
3. to give a hint of: her grey eyes suggesting a livelier mood than usual [Latin suggerere to bring up]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.suggest - make a proposal, declare a plan for something; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax"
advocate, recommend, urge - push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"
advance, throw out - bring forward for consideration or acceptance; "advance an argument"
proposition - suggest sex to; "She was propositioned by a stranger at the party"
feed back - respond to a query or outcome
put forward, state, submit, posit - put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty"
make a motion, move - propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"
2.suggest - drop a hint; intimate by a hint
intimate, adumbrate, insinuate - give to understand; "I insinuated that I did not like his wife"
clue in - provide someone with a clue; "Can you clue me in?"
convey - make known; pass on, of information; "She conveyed the message to me"
allude, advert, touch - make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it"
3.suggest - imply as a possibility; "The evidence suggests a need for more clarification"
imply - suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic
make out - imply or suggest; "Your remarks make me out to be stupid"
4.suggest - suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine; "Tetracycline is indicated in such cases"
inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"
5.suggest - call to mind; "this remark evoked sadness"
evince, express, show - give expression to; "She showed her disappointment"
reek, smack, smell - have an element suggestive (of something); "his speeches smacked of racism"; "this passage smells of plagiarism"
incriminate, inculpate, imply - suggest that someone is guilty

suggest
verb 1. recommend, propose, advise, move, advocate, prescribe, put forward, offer a suggestion
verb 2. indicate, lead you to believe
verb 3. hint at, imply, insinuate, intimate, get at, drive at (informal)
verb 4. bring to mind, evoke, remind you of, connote, make you think of, put you in mind of
Translations
Spanish suggest [səˈdʒɛst] vtsugerir (= recommend); aconsejar;
what do you suggest I do? → ¿qué sugieres que haga?;
this suggests that ... → esto hace pensar que ...

French suggest [səˈdʒɛst] vtsuggérer, proposer (= indicate); sembler indiquer;
what do you suggest I do? → que vous me suggérez de faire?

German suggest [səˈdʒɛst] vtvorschlagen;
(indicate) → andeuten, hindeuten auf +acc;
what do you suggest I do? → was schlagen Sie vor?

Italian suggest [səˈdʒɛst] vtproporre, suggerire (= indicate); indicare;
what do you suggest I do? → cosa mi suggerisce di fare?

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