suggest

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: sug=gest
• COUNT in NET: 3 in 3 verses (in OT : 3 in 3 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

suggest, v. t. [L. suggestus, p. p. of suggerere to put under, furnish, suggest; sub under + gerere to carry, to bring. See Jest.].

•  To introduce indirectly to the thoughts; to cause to be thought of, usually by the agency of other objects.  [1913 Webster]

  "Some ideas . . . are suggested to the mind by all the ways of sensation and reflection."  [1913 Webster]
•  To propose with difference or modesty; to hint; to intimate; as, to suggest a difficulty.  [1913 Webster]
•  To seduce; to prompt to evil; to tempt.  [1913 Webster]

  "Knowing that tender youth is soon suggested."  [1913 Webster]
•  To inform secretly.  [1913 Webster]

Syn. -- To hint; allude to; refer to; insinuate.

suggest, v. i. 

 To make suggestions; to tempt.  [1913 Webster]
"And ever weaker grows through acted crime,
Or seeming-genial, venial fault,
Recurring and suggesting still."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

suggest, v.tr.
1 (often foll. by that + clause) propose (a theory, plan, or hypothesis) (suggested to them that they should wait; suggested a different plan).
2 a cause (an idea, memory, association, etc.) to present itself; evoke (poem suggests peace). b hint at (his behaviour suggests guilt).

Idiom

suggest itself (of an idea etc.) come into the mind.

Derivative

suggester n.

Etymology

L suggerere suggest- (as SUB-, gerere bring)

THESAURUS

suggest

adumbrate, advance, advert, advise, advocate, allegorize, allude, allude to, ape, appear like, approach, approve, approximate, argue, assume, attest, be construed as, be indicative of, be like, be redolent of, be significant of, be symptomatic of, bear resemblance, bespeak, betoken, bid fair, breathe, brief, bring before, bring forward, bring to mind, bring to recollection, bring up, broach, call to mind, call up, carry back, characterize, coach, come close, come near, commend to attention, compare with, confer, conjecture, connote, consult with, copy, correspond, counsel, counterfeit, demonstrate, denominate, denote, differentiate, direct, disclose, display, drop a hint, entail, evidence, evince, evoke, exhibit, express, favor, follow, furnish evidence, give a hint, give evidence, give indication of, give prospect of, give the cue, give token, glance at, go to show, guide, highlight, hint, hint at, hold out hope, hold the promptbook, identify, illustrate, imagine, imitate, implicate, imply, import, indicate, infer, insinuate, instruct, intimate, introduce, involve, jog the memory, kibitz, launch, lay before, look like, make a motion, make fair promise, make likely, manifest, mark, match, mean, mean to say, meddle, mention, mimic, mirror, moot, move, nag, near, nearly reproduce, not tell apart, note, nudge, offer, offer a resolution, open up, outline, parallel, partake of, point, point indirectly to, point to, pose, postulate, prefer, prescribe, present, presume, presuppose, proffer, promise, prompt, prompt the mind, propose, proposition, propound, put, put forth, put forward, put in mind, put in remembrance, put it to, raise expectation, recall, recommend, refer, refer to, remember, remind, remind one of, resemble, reveal, savor of, seem like, set before, set forth, set forward, shadow forth, show, show signs of, signalize, signify, simulate, sketch, smack of, sound like, speak for itself, speak volumes, spell, stack up with, stand fair to, stand for, start, submit, support, suppose, symbolize, symptomatize, symptomize, take after, take for granted, tell, tend to show, testify, theorize, typify, urge

ROGET THESAURUS

suggest

Advice

VB advise, counsel, give advice, give counsel, give a piece of advice, suggest, prompt, submonish, recommend, prescribe, advocate, exhort, enjoin, enforce, charge, instruct, call, call upon, dictate, expostulate, admonish, advise with, lay heads together, consult together, compare notes, hold a council, deliberate, be closeted with, confer, consult, refer to, call in, take advice, follow advice, be advised by, have at one's elbow, take one's cue from.

Memory

VB remember, mind, retain the memory of, retain the remembrance of, keep in view, recognize, recollect, bethink oneself, recall, call up, retrace, look back, trace back, trace backwards, think back, look back upon, review, call upon, recall upon, bring to mind, bring to remembrance, carry one's thoughts back, rake up the past, have in the thoughts, hold in the thoughts, bear in the thoughts, carry in the thoughts, keep in the thoughts, retain in the thoughts, have in the memory, hold in the memory, bear in the memory, carry in the memory, keep in the memory, retain in the memory, have in the mind, hold in the mind, bear in the mind, carry in the mind, keep in the mind, retain in the mind, hold in remembrance, be in one's thoughts, live in one's thoughts, remain in one's thoughts, dwell in one's thoughts, haunt one's thoughts, impress one's thoughts, be in one's mind, live in one's mind, remain in one's mind, dwell in one's mind, haunt one's mind, impress one's mind, dwell in one's memory, sink in the mind, run in the head, not be able to get out of one's head, be deeply impressed with, rankle, recur to the mind, flash on the mind, flash across the memory, remind, suggest, prompt, put in mind, keep in mind, bring to mind, fan the embers, call up, summon up, rip up, renew, infandum renovare dolorem, jog the memory, flap the memory, refresh the memory, rub up the memory, awaken the memory, pull by the sleeve, bring back to the memory, put in remembrance, memorialize, task the memory, tax the memory, get at one's fingers' ends, have at one's fingers', learn at one's fingers', know one's lesson, say one's lesson, repeat by heart, repeat by rote, say one's lesson, repeat, repeat as a parrot, have at one's fingers' ends, have at one's finger tips, commit to memory, memorize, con over, con, fix in the memory, rivet in the memory, imprint in the memory, impress in the memory, stamp in the memory, grave in the memory, engrave in the memory, store in the memory, treasure up in the memory, bottle up in the memory, embalm in the memory, enshrine in the memory, load the memory with, store the memory with, stuff the memory with, burden the memory with, redeem from oblivion, keep the memory alive, keep the wound green, pour salt in the wound, reopen old wounds', tangere ulcus, keep up the memory of, commemorate, make a note of, jot a note, pen a memorandum.

Supposition

VB suppose, conjecture, surmise, suspect, guess, divine, theorize, presume, presurmise, presuppose, assume, fancy, wis, take it, give a guess, speculate, believe, dare say, take it into one's head, take for granted, imagine, put forth, propound, propose, start, put a case, submit, move, make a motion, hazard out, throw out a suggestion, put forward a suggestion, put forward conjecture, allude to, suggest, hint, put it into one's head, suggest itself, run in the head, marvel if, wonder if, wonder whether.

Information

VB tell, inform, inform of, acquaint, acquaint with, impart, impart to, make acquaintance with, apprise, advise, enlighten, awaken, transmit, let fall, mention, express, intimate, represent, communicate, make known, publish, notify, signify, specify, convey the knowledge of, let one know, have one to know, give one to understand, give notice, set before, lay before, put before, point out, put into one's head, put one in possession of, instruct, direct the attention to, announce, annunciate, report, report progress, bringword, send word, leave word, write word, telegraph, telephone, wire, retail, render an account, give an account, state, let slip, blurt out, spill the beans, unburden oneself of, let off one's chest, disclose, show cause, explain, hint, given an inkling of, give a hint, drop a hint, throw out a hint, insinuate, allude to, make allusion to, glance at, tip the wink, suggest, prompt, give the cue, breathe, whisper, whisper in the ear, give a bit of one's mind, tell one plainly, tell once for all, speak volumes, undeceive, unbeguile, set right, correct, open the eyes of, disabuse, disillusion one of, be informed of, know, learn, get scent of, get wind of, gather from, awaken to, open one's eyes to, become alive, become awake to, hear, overhear, understand, come to one's ears, come to one's knowledge, reach one's ears.