suggest

[suhg-jest, suh-]

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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.

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

Related formssug·gest·ed·ness, nounsug·gest·er, nounsug·gest·ing·ly, adverbpre·sug·gest, verb (used with object)un·sug·gest·ed, adjectiveun·sug·gest·ing, adjective

Synonyms for suggest

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2. recommend, advise. 4. indicate, imply. See hint.

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Related Words for suggest

offer, propose, advocate, submit, recommend, put, advise, represent, point, hint, indicate, promise, refer, plug, advance, conjecture, pose, theorize, tip, move

Examples from the Web for suggest

Contemporary Examples of suggest

But Goff called it “insulting” to suggest that he might be running a super PAC for personal gain.
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We might even see data that suggest the program is performing efficiently.
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Now the hackers, with their reference to the 9/11 attacks, suggest they are prepared to kill.
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This is not to suggest that Mailer ever lost the intellectual toughness which was central to his work.
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Historical Examples of suggest

It was the fact that there was nowhere a touch to suggest preparation for her home-coming.
Dust
Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
How wise his mother had been to suggest that he should go out for a walk.
The Foolish Lovers
St. John G. Ervine
"Then give them their bridles, and let them range the woods," Heyward ventured to suggest.
The Last of the Mohicans
James Fenimore Cooper
The weak spot in his argument was his inability to suggest a reasonable motive.
The Monster Men
Edgar Rice Burroughs
That's the only incentive you can suggest for spying, unconnected with my affairs?
It Happened in Egypt
C. N. Williamson

British Dictionary definitions for suggest

suggest

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

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