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Meaning of 'suggest' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Suggest [ v. i.]
- To make suggestions; to tempt.
2 . Suggest [ v. t.]
- To introduce indirectly to the thoughts; to cause to be thought of, usually by the agency of other objects.
- To propose with difference or modesty; to hint; to intimate; as, to suggest a difficulty.
- To seduce; to prompt to evil; to tempt.
- To inform secretly.

Meaning of 'suggest' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . suggest [ v]
Meaning (1):
- call to mind
Example in sentence:
  • His words echoed John F. Kennedy;
  • this remark evoked sadness
Meaning (2):
- imply as a possibility
Example in sentence:
  • The evidence suggests a need for more clarification
Meaning (3):
- make a proposal, declare a plan for something
Example in sentence:
  • the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax

Nearby Words:

sug sugar sugar-house sugared sugariness sugaring sugarless sugarplum sugary sugescent

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  • Post-hypnotic suggestion
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  • Autosuggestion
    Autosuggestion is a suggestion coming from oneself with the object of attempting, consciously, to produce a change in one's behaviour.

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