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suggest

[ suhg-jest, suh- ]
/ səgˈdʒɛst, sə- /
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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

  1. sugarloaf mountain,
  2. sugarplum,
  3. sugars,
  4. sugary,
  5. suger,
  6. suggestibility,
  7. suggestible,
  8. suggestion,
  9. suggestive,
  10. 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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British Dictionary definitions 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
Derived Formssuggester, noun

Word Origin for suggest

C16: from Latin suggerere to bring up, from sub- + gerere to bring
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Word Origin and History for suggest

suggest

v.

1520s, from Latin suggestus, past participle of suggerere (see suggestion). Related: Suggested; suggesting.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper