Definition of Suggests. Meaning of Suggests. Synonyms of Suggests

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Definition of Suggests

Suggest
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.] 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.
Suggest
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. --Tennyson.

Meaning of Suggests from wikipedia

- William James used the words "suggest" and "suggestion" in the context of a particular idea which was said to suggest another when it brought that other...
- adopted MSRP, a price at which the manufacturer suggests the item be priced by a retailer. The term "suggested" can be misleading because in many cases, the...
- Extreme Movie (formerly Parental Guidance Suggested; known as Hotdogs & Doughnuts: An Extreme Movie in Australia) is a 2008 American satirical comedy...
- In statistics, hypotheses suggested by a given dataset, when tested with the same dataset that suggested them, are likely to be accepted even when they...
- the suggested minimum is being paid. Strictly speaking this is not an honor system, as no payment obligation actually exists (merely a suggested donation);...
- the José Saramago novel The Double, on which the film is based. Wickman suggests that Enemy is "a parable about what it's like to live under a totalitarian...
- may have been part of a loom. The presence of the spindle and needle suggests that women as well as men inhabited the settlement. There is no way of...
- stupidity". Known in several other forms, it is a philosophical razor that suggests a way of eliminating unlikely explanations for human behavior. It is likely...
- V. Peddle suggests the guisers "personify the old spirits of the winter, who demanded reward in exchange for good fortune". McNeill suggests that the ancient...
- in the media and entertainment.[when?] A related term is cougar, which suggests an older woman in active pursuit of younger men. Linguist Laurel A. Sutton...