SUGGEST
verb
Synonyms
hint; allude to; refer to; insinuate.
Definitions
- 1. To introduce indirectly to the thoughts; to cause to be thought of, usually by the agency of other objects. Some ideas . . . are suggested to the mind by all the ways of sensation and reflection. Locke.
- 2. To propose with difference or modesty; to hint; to intimate; as, to suggest a difficulty.
- 3. To seduce; to prompt to evil; to tempt. [Obs.] Knowing that tender youth is soon suggested. Shak.
- 4. To inform secretly. [Obs.]
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025