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Suggest

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Verb

1. advise, propose, suggest

make a proposal, declare a plan for something

Example Sentences:
'the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax'

2. hint, suggest

drop a hint; intimate by a hint

3. intimate, suggest

imply as a possibility

Example Sentences:
'The evidence suggests a need for more clarification'

4. indicate, suggest

suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine

Example Sentences:
'Tetracycline is indicated in such cases'

5. evoke, paint a picture, suggest

call to mind

Example Sentences:
'this remark evoked sadness'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Suggest

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verb (tr; may take a clause as object)
1. 
to put forward (a plan, idea, etc) for consideration
I suggest Professor Aziz for the post
a plan suggested itself
2. 
to evoke (a person, thing, etc) in the mind of someone by the association of ideas
that painting suggests home to me
3. 
to give an indirect or vague hint of
his face always suggests his peace of mind

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Suggest

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verb transitive
1. 
to mention as something to think over, act on, etc.; bring to the mind for consideration
2. 
to bring or call to mind through association of ideas
objects suggested by the shapes of clouds
3. 
to propose as a possibility
to suggest a course of study
4. 
to show indirectly; imply; intimate
a silence that suggested agreement
5. 
to serve as a motive for; prompt
a success that suggested further attempts

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Suggest

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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 express or say indirectly: The police officer seemed to be suggesting that the death was not an accident.
3. To make evident indirectly; intimate or imply: a silence that suggested disapproval.
4. To bring or call to mind by logic or association; evoke: a cloud that suggests a mushroom; a ringlike symbol suggesting unity.
5. To serve as or provide a motive for; prompt or demand: Such a crime suggests apt punishment.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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