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suggest
transitive verb sug·gest \səg-ˈjest, sə-ˈjest\
: to mention (something) as a possible thing to be done, used, thought about, etc.
: to say that (someone or something) is good or deserves to be chosen
: to show that (something) is likely or true : to indicate (something) usually without showing it in a direct or certain way
Full Definition of SUGGEST
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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>
— sug·gest·er noun
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Origin of SUGGEST
Latin suggestus, past participle of suggerere to pile up, furnish, suggest, from sub- + gerere to carry
Synonym Discussion of SUGGEST
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>.
Rhymes with SUGGEST
abreast, abscessed, appressed, armrest, arrest, at best, at rest, attest, backrest, beau geste, bed rest, behest, bequest, blood test, congest, conquest, contest, crow's nest, depressed, detest, devest, digest, distressed, divest, egest, eighth rest, field-test, flight-test, footrest, gabfest, half rest, hard-pressed, headrest, high-test, hillcrest, hope chest, houseguest, imprest, incest, infest, ingest, inquest, interest, invest, Key West, lovefest, love nest, Mae West, mare's nest, Midwest, molest, northwest, patch test, posttest, pretest, professed, protest, redbreast, repressed, request, revest, road test, scratch test, screen test, sea chest, skin test, slop chest, slugfest, southwest, spot test, steam chest, stress test, Trieste, t-test, unblessed, undressed, unrest, unstressed, war chest, whole rest, Wild West
SUGGEST Defined for Kids
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verb sug·gest \səg-ˈjest, sə-ˈjest\
sug·gest·edsug·gest·ing
Definition of SUGGEST for Kids
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: to put (as a thought or desire) into a person's mind <Are you suggesting I'm wrong?>
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: to recommend as being worthy of accepting or doing <“I suggest we go,” said his lawyer with a sense of urgency … — Louis Sachar, Holes>
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: to call to mind through close connection or association <Smoke suggests fire.>
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