Definitions for suggest

Definitions for (verb) suggest

Main entry: advise, suggest, propose

Definition: make a proposal, declare a plan for something

Usage: the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax


Main entry: suggest, hint

Definition: drop a hint; intimate by a hint


Main entry: indicate, suggest

Definition: suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine

Usage: Tetracycline is indicated in such cases


Main entry: paint a picture, evoke, suggest

Definition: call to mind

Usage: this remark evoked sadness


Main entry: intimate, suggest

Definition: imply as a possibility

Usage: The evidence suggests a need for more clarification


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