suggest

sug·gest

transitive verb \səg-ˈjest, sə-ˈjest\

Definition of SUGGEST

1

a obsolete : to seek to influence : seduce

b : to call forth : evoke

c : to mention or imply as a possibility <suggested that he might bring his family>

d : to propose as desirable or fitting <suggest a stroll>

e : to offer for consideration or as a hypothesis <suggest a solution to a problem>

2

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

Examples of SUGGEST

1. We suggested to the committee that they review the case again.
2. It was suggested that we leave early.
3. He suggested several different ways of dealing with the problem.
4. Who would you suggest for the job?
5. They suggested a restaurant we might want to try.
6. I suggest caution in a situation like this.
7. The evidence suggests arson as the cause of the fire.
8. There is nothing to suggest that the two events are connected.
9. As the name suggests, a yarn winder is a device used to wind balls of yarn.

Origin of SUGGEST

Latin suggestus, past participle of suggerere to pile up, furnish, suggest, from sub- + gerere to carry

First Known Use: 1526

Related to SUGGEST

Synonyms

allude, imply, indicate, infer, insinuate, intimate, hint

Related Words

advert, mention, point, refer, signal, signalize, signify; smack (of), smell (of)

Near Antonyms

announce, declare, proclaim; elucidate, explain, spell out; delineate, describe

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