Etymology : Latin suggestus, past participle of suggerere to pile up, furnish, suggest, from sub- + gerere to carry
Pronunciation : s&g-jest, s&-jest
Function : transitive verb
Date : 1526
1. propose, mention; recommend as suitable; imply, hint; evoke, call to mind. suggest\sug*gest"\, v. i. to make suggestions; to tempt. [obs.] and ever weaker grows through acted crime, or seeming-genial, venial fault, recurring and suggesting still.suggest \sug*gest"\ , v. t. [imp. & p. p. suggested ; p. pr. & vb. n. suggesting.] [l. suggestus, p. p. of suggerere to put under, furnish, suggest; sub under + gerere to carry, to bring. see:
jest.].
2. 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.
3. to propose with difference or modesty; to hint; to intimate; as, to suggest a difficulty.
4. to seduce; to prompt to evil; to tempt. [obs.] knowing that tender youth is soon suggested.
5. to inform secretly. [obs.].
6. To introduce indirectly to the thoughts; to cause to be thought of, usually by the agency of other objects.
7. To propose with difference or modesty; to hint; to intimate; as, to suggest a difficulty.
8. To seduce; to prompt to evil; to tempt.
9. To inform secretly.
10. To make suggestions; to tempt. call to mind or evoke imply as a possibility; "The evidence suggests a need for more clarification".
11. 1. If you suggest something, you put forward a plan or idea for someone to think about. He suggested a link between class size and test results of seven-year-olds I suggest you ask him some specific questions about his past I suggested to Mike that we go out for a meal with his colleagues No one has suggested how this might occur `Could he be suffering from amnesia?' I suggested So instead I suggested taking her out to dinner for a change.
12. If you suggest the name of a person or place, you recommend them to someone. Could you suggest someone to advise me how to do this? They can suggest where to buy one.
13. If you suggest that something is the case, you say something which you believe is the case. I'm not suggesting that is what is happening It is wrong to suggest that there are easy alternatives Their success is conditional, I suggest, on this restriction.
14. If one thing suggests another, it implies it or makes you think that it might be the case. Earlier reports suggested that a meeting would take place on Sunday Its hairy body suggests a mammal.
15. If one thing suggests another, it brings it to your mind through an association of ideas. This onomatopoeic word suggests to me the sound a mousetrap makes when it snaps shut.