suggest
1. make a proposal, declare a plan for something (Freq. 57)
- the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax
• Syn:
propose, advise
• Derivationally related forms:
suggestible, suggestion, suggester, proposition (for: propose), proposer (for: propose), proposal (for: propose)
• Hypernyms:
declare
• Hyponyms:
recommend, urge, advocate, advance, throw out,
proposition, feed back, submit, state, put forward, posit,
move, make a motion
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They suggest him to write the letter
- They suggest to move
2. drop a hint;
intimate by a hint (Freq. 21)
• Syn:
hint
• Derivationally related forms:
suggestible, suggestion, suggester, hint (for: hint)
• Hypernyms:
convey
• Hyponyms:
intimate, adumbrate, insinuate, clue in, allude,
touch, advert
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- They suggest that there was a traffic accident
3. imply as a possibility (Freq. 19)
- The evidence suggests a need for more clarification
• Syn:
intimate
• Derivationally related forms:
intimation (for: intimate), suggestible, suggestive, suggestion
• Hypernyms:
imply
• Hyponyms:
make out
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
4. suggest the necessity of an intervention;
in medicine (Freq. 14)
- Tetracycline is indicated in such cases
• Syn:
indicate
• Ant:
contraindicate (for: indicate)
• Derivationally related forms:
indicative (for: indicate), indication (for: indicate)
• Hypernyms:
inform
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
5. call to mind (Freq. 12)
- this remark evoked sadness
• Syn:
evoke, paint a picture
• Derivationally related forms:
evocative (for: evoke), evocation (for: evoke), suggestion
• Hypernyms:
express, show, evince
• Hyponyms:
smack, reek, smell, incriminate, imply, inculpate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s (for: paint a picture)
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