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Suggest   /səgdʒˈɛst/   Listen
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verb
(past & past part. suggested; pres. part. suggesting)
1.
Make a proposal, declare a plan for something.  Synonyms: advise, propose.
2.
Drop a hint; intimate by a hint.  Synonym: hint.
3.
Imply as a possibility.  Synonym: intimate.
4.
Suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine.  Synonym: indicate.
5.
Call to mind.  Synonyms: evoke, paint a picture.



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