transcription, транскрипция: [ səg-ˈjest, sə-ˈjest ]
transitive verb
Etymology: Latin suggestus, past participle of suggerere to pile up, furnish, suggest, from sub- + gerere to carry
Date: 1526
1.
a. obsolete : to seek to influence : seduce
b. : to call forth : evoke
c. : to mention or imply as a possibility
suggest ed that he might bring his family
d. : to propose as desirable or fitting
suggest a stroll
e. : to offer for consideration or as a hypothesis
suggest a solution to a problem
2.
a. : to call to mind by thought or association
the explosion… suggest ed sabotage — F. L. Paxson
b. : to serve as a motive or inspiration for
a play suggest ed by a historic incident
• sug·gest·er noun
Synonyms:
suggest , imply , hint , intimate , insinuate mean to convey an idea indirectly. suggest may stress putting into the mind by association of ideas, awakening of a desire, or initiating a train of thought
a film title that suggests its subject matter
imply is close to suggest but may indicate a more definite or logical relation of the unexpressed idea to the expressed
measures implying that bankruptcy was imminent
hint implies the use of slight or remote suggestion with a minimum of overt statement
hinted that she might get the job
intimate stresses delicacy of suggestion without connoting any lack of candor
intimates that there is more to the situation than meets the eye
insinuate applies to the conveying of a usually unpleasant idea in a sly underhanded manner
insinuated that there were shady dealings