suggest Meaning, Definition & Usage

verb make a proposal, declare a plan for something
propose; advise.
- the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax
verb drop a hint; intimate by a hint
hint.
verb imply as a possibility
intimate.
- The evidence suggests a need for more clarification
verb suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine
indicate.
- Tetracycline is indicated in such cases
verb call to mind
paint a picture; evoke.
- this remark evoked sadness

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

imperfect & past participle Suggested ; present participle & verbal noun Suggesting

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.
To propose with difference or modesty; to hint; to intimate; as, to suggest a difficulty.
To seduce; to prompt to evil; to tempt. Obs.
Knowing that tender youth is soon suggested. Shak.
To inform secretly. Obs. Syn. -- To hint; allude to; refer to; insinuate.

To make suggestions; to tempt. Obs.
And ever weaker grows through acted crime, Or seeming-genial, venial fault, Recurring and suggesting still. Tennyson.