Suggest

(sug-jĕst', or sud-jĕst') (Synop., § 130), v. t. [imp. & p. p. SUGGESTED; p. pr. & vb. n. SUGGESTING.] [Lat. suggerere, suggestum, from sub, under, and gerere, to carry, to bring; It. suggerire, Sp. & Pg. sugerir, Fr. suggérer.]

1Sense 1. To introduce indirectly to the thoughts; to cause to be thought of by the agency of other objects.

Some ideas are suggested to the mind by all the ways of sensation and reflection. Locke.

2Sense 2. To propose with diffidence or modesty; to hint; to intimate; as, to suggest a difficulty.

3Sense 3. To seduce; to draw to ill by insinuation; to tempt. [Obs. or rare.] “Knowing that tender youth is soon suggested.” Shak.

4Sense 4. To inform secretly. [Obs.]

We must suggest the people. Shak.

Synonyms—To hint; allude; refer to; glance at; insinuate.