Suggest

v. t.	1.	To introduce indirectly to the thoughts; to cause to be thought of, usually by the agency of other objects. [imp. & p. p. Suggested ; p. pr. & vb. n. Suggesting.] 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. Knowing that tender youth is soon suggested. - Shak.
	4.	To inform secretly.
v. i.	1.	To make suggestions; to tempt. And ever weaker grows through acted crime, Or seeming-genial, venial fault, Recurring and suggesting still. - Tennyson.

Verb	1.	suggest - make a proposal, declare a plan for something Synonyms: propose, advise
	2.	suggest - imply as a possibility; "The evidence suggests a need for more clarification" Synonyms: intimate
	3.	suggest - drop a hint; intimate by a hint Synonyms: hint
	4.	suggest - suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine; "Tetracycline is indicated in such cases" Synonyms: indicate
	5.	suggest - call to mind or evoke Synonyms: paint a picture, evoke

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