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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUG'GEST, v.t. [L. suggero,suggestus; sub and gero.]
1. To hint; to intimate or mention in the first instance; as, to suggest a new mode of cultivation; to suggest a different scheme or measure; to suggest a new idea.
2. To offer to the mind or thoughts.
Some ideas are suggested to the mind by all the ways of sensation and reflection.
3. To seduce; to draw to ill by insinuation.
Knowing that tender youth is soon suggested. [Not in use.]
4. To inform secretly.
We must suggest the people. [Not in use.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb Etymology: Latin suggestus, past participle of suggerere to pile up, furnish, suggest, from sub- + gerere to carry Date: 1526 1. a. obsolete to seek to influence ; seduce b. to call forth ; evoke c. to mention or imply as a possibility <suggested that he might bring his family> d. to propose as desirable or fitting <suggest a stroll> e. to offer for consideration or as a hypothesis <suggest a solution to a problem> 2. a. to call to mind by thought or association <the explosion…suggested sabotage — F. L. Paxson> b. to serve as a motive or inspiration for <a play suggested by a historic incident> • suggester noun Synonyms: suggest, imply, hint, intimate, insinuate mean to convey an idea indirectly. suggest may stress putting into the mind by association of ideas, awakening of a desire, or initiating a train of thought <a film title that suggests its subject matter>. imply is close to suggest but may indicate a more definite or logical relation of the unexpressed idea to the expressed <measures implying that bankruptcy was imminent>. hint implies the use of slight or remote suggestion with a minimum of overt statement <hinted that she might get the job>. intimate stresses delicacy of suggestion without connoting any lack of candor <intimates that there is more to the situation than meets the eye>. insinuate applies to the conveying of a usually unpleasant idea in a sly underhanded manner <insinuated that there were shady dealings>.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. 1 (often foll. by that + clause) propose (a theory, plan, or hypothesis) (suggested to them that they should wait; suggested a different plan). 2 a cause (an idea, memory, association, etc.) to present itself; evoke (poem suggests peace). b hint at (his behaviour suggests guilt). Phrases and idioms: suggest itself (of an idea etc.) come into the mind. Derivatives: suggester n. Etymology: L suggerere suggest- (as SUB-, gerere bring)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Suggest 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(suggests, suggesting, suggested) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you suggest something, you put forward a plan or idea for someone to think about. He suggested a link between class size and test results of seven-year-olds... I suggest you ask him some specific questions about his past... I suggested to Mike that we go out for a meal with his colleagues... No one has suggested how this might occur... 'Could he be suffering from amnesia?' I suggested... So instead I suggested taking her out to dinner for a change. VERB: V n, V that, V to n that, V wh, V with quote, V -ing 2. If you suggest the name of a person or place, you recommend them to someone. Could you suggest someone to advise me how to do this?... They can suggest where to buy one. VERB: V n, V wh to-inf 3. If you suggest that something is the case, you say something which you believe is the case. I'm not suggesting that is what is happening... It is wrong to suggest that there are easy alternatives... Their success is conditional, I suggest, on this restriction. VERB: V that, V that, V that 4. If one thing suggests another, it implies it or makes you think that it might be the case. Earlier reports suggested that a meeting would take place on Sunday... Its hairy body suggests a mammal. VERB: V that, V n 5. If one thing suggests another, it brings it to your mind through an association of ideas. This onomatopoeic word suggests to me the sound a mousetrap makes when it snaps shut. VERB: V n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. Hint, intimate, insinuate, move, propose, indicate, prompt, give an inkling of, refer to, glance at, allude to, put in mind of, remind of, recommend, advise.

Moby Thesaurus

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