suggest
[ suhg-jest, suh- ]
/ səgˈdʒɛst, sə- /
verb (used with object)
to mention or introduce (an idea, proposition, plan, etc.) for consideration or possible action: The architect suggested that the building be restored.
to propose (a person or thing) as suitable or possible for some purpose: We suggested him for president.
(of things) to prompt the consideration, making, doing, etc., of: The glove suggests that she was at the scene of the crime.
to bring before a person's mind indirectly or without plain expression: I didn't tell him to leave, I only suggested it.
to call (something) up in the mind through association or natural connection of ideas: The music suggests a still night.
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RELATED WORDS
offer, propose, advocate, submit, recommend, put, advise, represent, point, hint, indicate, promise, refer, plug, advance, conjecture, pose, theorize, tip, move
Nearby words
- sugarloaf mountain,
- sugarplum,
- sugars,
- sugary,
- suger,
- suggestibility,
- suggestible,
- suggestion,
- suggestive,
- suggillation
Origin of suggest
1520–30; < Latin suggestus (past participle of suggerere to build up, supply, hint, suggest), equivalent to sug- sug- + ges- (past participle stem of gerere to carry, do, display) + -tus past participle suffix
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Examples from the Web for suggest
suggest
/ (səˈdʒɛst, US səɡˈdʒɛst) /
verb (tr; may take a clause as object)
to put forward (a plan, idea, etc) for considerationI suggest Smith for the post; a plan suggested itself
to evoke (a person, thing, etc) in the mind of someone by the association of ideasthat painting suggests home to me
to give an indirect or vague hint ofhis face always suggests his peace of mind
Word Origin for suggest
C16: from Latin suggerere to bring up, from sub- + gerere to bring
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suggest
1520s, from Latin suggestus, past participle of suggerere (see suggestion). Related: Suggested; suggesting.
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