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Definition of Suggest
1. Verb. Make a proposal, declare a plan for something. "They suggest to move "; "The senator proposed to abolish the sales tax"
Exact synonyms: Advise, Propose
Specialized synonyms: Advocate, Recommend, Urge, Advance, Throw Out, Proposition, Feed Back, Posit, Put Forward, State, Submit, Make A Motion, Move
Generic synonyms: Declare
Derivative terms: Proposal, Proposer, Proposition, Suggester, Suggestible, Suggestion, Suggestion
Specialized synonyms: Advocate, Recommend, Urge, Advance, Throw Out, Proposition, Feed Back, Posit, Put Forward, State, Submit, Make A Motion, Move
Generic synonyms: Declare
Derivative terms: Proposal, Proposer, Proposition, Suggester, Suggestible, Suggestion, Suggestion
2. Verb. Drop a hint; intimate by a hint. "They suggest that there was a traffic accident "
Exact synonyms: Hint
Specialized synonyms: Adumbrate, Insinuate, Intimate, Clue In, Advert, Allude, Touch
Generic synonyms: Convey
Derivative terms: Hint, Hint, Hint, Suggester, Suggestible, Suggestion
Specialized synonyms: Adumbrate, Insinuate, Intimate, Clue In, Advert, Allude, Touch
Generic synonyms: Convey
Derivative terms: Hint, Hint, Hint, Suggester, Suggestible, Suggestion
3. Verb. Imply as a possibility. ; "The evidence suggests a need for more clarification"
Exact synonyms: Intimate
Generic synonyms: Imply
Specialized synonyms: Make Out
Derivative terms: Intimation, Intimation, Suggestible, Suggestion, Suggestive, Suggestive
Generic synonyms: Imply
Specialized synonyms: Make Out
Derivative terms: Intimation, Intimation, Suggestible, Suggestion, Suggestive, Suggestive
4. Verb. Suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine. "Tetracycline is indicated in such cases"
Exact synonyms: Indicate
Generic synonyms: Inform
Antonyms: Contraindicate
Derivative terms: Indication, Indication, Indicative
Generic synonyms: Inform
Antonyms: Contraindicate
Derivative terms: Indication, Indication, Indicative
5. Verb. Call to mind. "This remark evoked sadness"
Exact synonyms: Evoke, Paint A Picture
Generic synonyms: Evince, Express, Show
Specialized synonyms: Reek, Smack, Smell, Imply, Incriminate, Inculpate
Derivative terms: Evocation, Evocative, Suggestion
Generic synonyms: Evince, Express, Show
Specialized synonyms: Reek, Smack, Smell, Imply, Incriminate, Inculpate
Derivative terms: Evocation, Evocative, Suggestion
Definition of Suggest
1. v. t. To introduce indirectly to the thoughts; to cause to be thought of, usually by the agency of other objects.
2. v. i. To make suggestions; to tempt.
Definition of Suggest
1. Verb. (transitive) To imply but stop short of saying explicitly. ¹
2. Verb. To make one suppose; cause one to suppose (something). ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To ask for without demanding. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To recommend. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Suggest
1. to bring or put forward for consideration [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Suggest
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