suggesters - definition of suggesters by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

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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

Verb	1.	suggest - make a proposal, declare a plan for something; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax" propose, advise 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 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" intimate 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" indicate 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" paint a picture, evoke 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