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verb

Suggest v. t. (past & past part. suggested; pres. part. 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."

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."

To inform secretly. (Obs.)

Synonyms: To hint; allude to; refer to; insinuate.

Suggest v. i. To make suggestions; to tempt. (Obs.) "And ever weaker grows through acted crime, Or seeming-genial, venial fault, Recurring and suggesting still."

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... interrupted, his voice at once stern and troubled. "Do you remember when you gave me the revolver that morning? I didn't explain to you, even you. I couldn't. If I went away and stayed so long, if I didn't remain here doing the thing you suggest, offering rewards, hiring detectives to hunt his murderer down, couldn't you guess why? You found the revolver ...

— The Short Cut • Jackson Gregory

... to my wishes," replied she, relaxing her clutch of his arm. "Le Gardeur de Repentigny can speak for himself. I will not allow even my brother to suggest it; still less will I discuss such a subject with the ...

— The Golden Dog - Le Chien d'Or • William Kirby

... out-Herod Blanqui and Pyat. I know not how I shall get bread and cheese. My poor suburban villa is to be pulled down by way of securing Paris; my journal will be suppressed by way of establishing the liberty of the press. I ventured to suggest that the people of France should have some choice in the form of ...

— The Parisians, Complete • Edward Bulwer-Lytton

... himself appear as terrible as possible. But it can hardly be supposed that the bellowing of the stag, even if it be of service to him in this way, can have been important enough to have led to the periodical enlargement of the throat. Some writers suggest that the bellowing serves as a call to the female; but the experienced observers above quoted inform me that female deer do not search for the male, though the males search eagerly for the females, ...

— The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex • Charles Darwin

... sale of postage stamps and coins. The islands are now self-financing except for defense. The British Geological Survey announced a 200-mile oil exploration zone around the islands in 1993, and early seismic surveys suggest substantial reserves capable of producing 500,000 barrels per day; to date, no exploitable site has been identified. An agreement between Argentina and the UK in 1995 seeks to defuse licensing and sovereignty conflicts ...

— The 2008 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

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