sug|gest

sug|gest
sug|gest «suhg JEHST, suh-», transitive verb.
1. to bring to mind; call up the thought of: »

The thought of summer suggests swimming, tennis, and hot weather.

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Democratic Athens, oligarchic Rome, suggest to us Pericles and Brutus (James Bryce).

2. to put forward; propose: »

He suggested a swim, and we all agreed. I suggest that you follow me immediately.

3. to provide the motive for; prompt: »

Prudence suggested the necessity of a temporary retreat (Edward Gibbon).

4. to show in an indirect way; hint; intimate: »

His yawns suggested that he would like to go to bed. Bad manners suggest a lack of proper home training. The first [report] sounded as though the administration was about ready to throw Negro troops into the war, while the later one suggested that the administration was still hesitating (Carl Sandburg).

 SYNONYM(S): insinuate.
╂[< Latin suggestus, past participle of suggere suggest, supply, put under < sub- under, next to + gerere bring]
–sug|gest´er, noun.

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  • sug|gest´er — sug|gest «suhg JEHST, suh », transitive verb. 1. to bring to mind; call up the thought of: »The thought of summer suggests swimming, tennis, and hot weather. »Democratic Athens, oligarchic Rome, suggest to us Pericles and Brutus (James Bryce). 2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • sug|gest|i|bil|i|ty — «suhg JEHS tuh BIHL uh tee, suh », noun. the quality or condition of being suggestible: »Crowd emotionality is perhaps best interpreted in terms of heightened suggestibility, that is the tendency of an individual in a crowd to respond… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sug|gest|i|ble — «suhg JEHS tuh buhl, suh », adjective. 1. capable of being influenced by suggestion; readily swayed or influenced: »We are tremendously suggestible. Our mechanism is much better adapted to credulity than questioning (James Harvey Robinson). 2.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • self-sug|gest|ed — «SEHLF suhg JEHS tihd», adjective. suggested to or by oneself; caused by self suggestion …   Useful english dictionary

  • sug·gest·ible — …   Useful english dictionary

  • sug — sug; sug·ar·er; sug·ar·i·ness; sug·ar·less; sug·ary; sug·bu·ha·non; sug·gest; sug·gest·ibil·i·ty; sug·gest·ible; sug·ges·tio; sug·ges·tion; sug·ges·tive; sug·ges·tive·ly; sug·ges·tive·ness; sug·gil·la·tion; sug·ar; …   English syllables

  • gest — al·ma·gest; con·gest·ed; di·gest·er; di·gest·ibil·i·ty; di·gest·ible; in·di·gest; in·gest; in·gest·ible; sug·gest; sug·gest·ibil·i·ty; sug·gest·ible; youn·gest; con·gest; di·gest; gest; di·gest·ible·ness; di·gest·ibly; in·di·gest·ibly; …   English syllables

  • suggest — sug·gest …   English syllables

  • suggestible — sug•gest•i•ble [[t]səgˈdʒɛs tə bəl, sə [/t]] adj. 1) psl subject to or easily influenced by suggestion 2) able to be suggested • Etymology: 1885–90 sug•gest i•bil′i•ty, sug•gest′i•ble•ness, n. sug•gest′i•bly, adv …   From formal English to slang

  • suggestible — sug|gest|i|ble [ səg dʒestəbl ] adjective easily influenced by other people: Children of this age are often highly suggestible. ╾ sug|gest|i|bil|i|ty [ səg,dʒestə bıləti ] noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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