suggest

1. (transitive) To imply but stop short of explicitly stating (something).Examples: "Are you suggesting that I killed my wife?"Synonyms: allude, hint, imply, insinuatetransitive

2. (transitive) To cause one to suppose (something); to bring to one's mind the idea (of something).Examples: "The name "hamburger" suggests that hamburgers originated from Hamburg."; ", Book II, Chapter III Some ideas […] are suggested to the mind by all the ways of sensation and reflection."; "In the abstract, Stuhlbarg’s twinkly-eyed sidekick suggests Joe Pesci in Lethal Weapon 2 by way of late-period Robin Williams with an alien twist, but Stuhlbarg makes a character that easily could have come across as precious into a surprisingly palatable, even charming man."Synonyms: evoketransitive

3. (transitive) To explicitly mention (something) as a possibility for consideration, often to recommend it.Examples: "This meeting venue was suggested to us by our boss."; "He suggests that we celebrate with dinner at Bellissimo. He suggests our celebrating with dinner at Bellissimo."; "The guidebook suggested that we visit the local cathedral, so that's what we did."Synonyms: venture, hazard, propose, float, bring up, moottransitive

4. (obsolete, transitive) To seduce; to prompt to evil; to tempt.Examples: "Knowing that tender youth is soon suggested."obsoletetransitive