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sug·gest    Audio Help   [suhg-jest, suh-] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object)
1.to mention or introduce (an idea, proposition, plan, etc.) for consideration or possible action: The architect suggested that the building be restored.
2.to propose (a person or thing) as suitable or possible for some purpose: We suggested him for president.
3.(of things) to prompt the consideration, making, doing, etc., of: The glove suggests that she was at the scene of the crime.
4.to bring before a person's mind indirectly or without plain expression: I didn't tell him to leave, I only suggested it.
5.to call (something) up in the mind through association or natural connection of ideas: The music suggests a still night.

[Origin: 1520–30; < L suggestus (ptp. of suggerere to build up, supply, hint, suggest), equiv. to sug- sug- + ges- (ptp. s. of gerere to carry, do, display) + -tus ptp. suffix]

sug·gest·ed·ness, noun
sug·gest·er, noun
sug·gest·ing·ly, adverb

2. recommend, advise. 4. indicate, imply. See hint.
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sug·gest    Audio Help   (səg-jěst', sə-jěst')  Pronunciation Key 
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·gest'er n.
Synonyms: 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.

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suggest

verb
1. make a proposal, declare a plan for something; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax" [syn: propose
2. drop a hint; intimate by a hint [syn: hint
3. imply as a possibility; "The evidence suggests a need for more clarification" 
4. suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine; "Tetracycline is indicated in such cases" [syn: indicate] [ant: contraindicate
5. call to mind; "this remark evoked sadness" 

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
suggest1 [səˈdʒest, (American also) səg-] verb
to put (an idea etc) before another person etc for consideration; to propose
Example: He suggested a different plan; I suggest doing it a different way; She suggested to me one or two suitable people for the committee; I suggest that we have lunch now.
Arabic: يَقْتَرِح
Chinese (Simplified): 建议
Chinese (Traditional): 建議
Czech: navrhnout
Danish: foreslå
Dutch: suggereren
Estonian: soovitama
Finnish: ehdottaa
French: suggérer
German: vorschlagen
Greek: προτείνω
Hungarian: javasol
Icelandic: stinga upp á, leggja til
Indonesian: menyarankan
Italian: suggerire
Japanese: 提案する
Korean: 제의[제안]하다
Latvian: ieteikt; ierosināt
Lithuanian: (pa)siūlyti
Norwegian: foreslå
Polish: proponować
Portuguese (Brazil): sugerir
Portuguese (Portugal): sugerir
Romanian: a propune, a sugera
Russian: предлагать
Slovak: navrhnúť
Slovenian: predlagati
Spanish: sugerir; proponer
Swedish: föreslå
Turkish: önermek, tavsiye etmek
suggest2 [səˈdʒest, (American also) səg-] verb
to put (an idea etc) into a person's mind; to hint
Example: Are you suggesting that I'm too old for the job?; An explanation suddenly suggested itself to me.
Arabic: يوحي
Chinese (Simplified): 启发,暗示
Chinese (Traditional): 啟發,暗示
Czech: naznačit; napadnout
Danish: antyde; dukke op
Dutch: suggereren
Estonian: vihjama
Finnish: vihjata
French: insinuer; venir à l'esprit
German: andeuten
Greek: υπονοώ, βάζω στο μυαλό κπ.
Hungarian: mond; felmerül
Icelandic: gefa í skyn; skjóta upp (í huga e-s)
Indonesian: menyatakan
Italian: insinuare; rivelare
Japanese: ほのめかす
Korean: …을 암시하다
Latvian: dot mājienu; norādīt uz; uzvedināt uz domām
Lithuanian: norėti pasakyti, duoti mintį
Norwegian: antyde; melde seg, trenge seg på
Polish: sugerować
Portuguese (Brazil): sugerir, insinuar
Portuguese (Portugal): sugerir
Romanian: a insinua; a face aluzie
Russian: намекать
Slovak: naznačiť; napadnúť
Slovenian: namigniti; vsiliti se
Spanish: insinuar; ocurrirse
Swedish: antyda, dyka upp, uppstå
Turkish: ima etmek, demek istemek
See also: suggestion

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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: sug·gest
Function: transitive verb
1 : to mention or imply as a possibility
2 : to enter on the record as a suggestion

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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Sug*gest"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suggested; p. pr. & vb. n. Suggesting.] [L. suggestus, p. p. of suggerere to put under, furnish, suggest; sub under + gerere to carry, to bring. See Jest.]

1. To introduce indirectly to the thoughts; to cause to be thought of, usually by the agency of other objects.

Some ideas . . . are suggested to the mind by all the ways of sensation and reflection. --Locke.

2. To propose with difference or modesty; to hint; to intimate; as, to suggest a difficulty.

3. To seduce; to prompt to evil; to tempt. [Obs.]

Knowing that tender youth is soon suggested. --Shak.

4. To inform secretly. [Obs.]

Syn: To hint; allude to; refer to; insinuate.

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Suggest

Sug*gest"\, v. i. To make suggestions; to tempt. [Obs.]

And ever weaker grows through acted crime, Or seeming-genial, venial fault, Recurring and suggesting still. --Tennyson.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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