SUGGEST

propose, suggest, advise

(verb) make a proposal, declare a plan for something; “the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax”

hint, suggest

(verb) drop a hint; intimate by a hint

suggest, evoke, paint a picture

(verb) call to mind; “this remark evoked sadness”

suggest, intimate

(verb) imply as a possibility; “The evidence suggests a need for more clarification”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

suggest (third-person singular simple present suggests, present participle suggesting, simple past and past participle suggested)

(transitive) To imply but stop short of saying explicitly.

To make one suppose; cause one to suppose (something).

(transitive) To mention something as an idea, typically in order to recommend it

(obsolete, transitive) To seduce; to prompt to evil; to tempt.

Usage notes

• (ask for without demanding) This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (the form ending in -ing). See English catenative verbs

Synonyms

• (imply but stop short of saying explicitly): allude, hint, imply, insinuate, suggestion

• (ask for without demanding): propose

• See also advise

Source: Wiktionary

Sug*gest", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suggested; p. pr. & vb. n. Suggesting.] Etym: [L. suggestus, p.p. of suggerere to put under, furnish, suggest; sub under + gerere to carry, to bring. See Jest.]

1. 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.

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

3. To seduce; to prompt to evil; to tempt. [Obs.] Knowing that tender youth is soon suggested. Shak.

4. To inform secretly. [Obs.]

Syn.

– To hint; allude to; refer to; insinuate.

Sug*gest", v. i.

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition