suggest

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This word consists of 7 letters and is spelled as "S-U-G-G-E-S-T". It has 2 vowels and 5 consonants.

How do you spell suggest

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suggest

verb

How to pronunciation suggest: səg-ˈjest

What does Suggest Mean?

What does suggest meaning in English

1. To hint; to intimate; to insinuate good or ill; to tell privately. Are you not asham’d? What spirit suggests this imagination? Shakespeare. I could never have suffered greater calamities, by denying to sign that justice my conscience suggested to me. K. Charles. These Romish casuists speak peace to the consciences of men, by suggesting something to them, which shall satisfy their minds notwithstanding a known, actual, avowed continuance of their sins. South’s Sermons. Some ideas make themselves way, and are suggested to the mind by all the ways of sensation and reflexion. Locke. Reflect upon the different state of the mind in thinking, which those instances of attention, reverie and dreaming naturally enough suggest. Locke. Search for some thoughts thy own suggesting mind, And others dictated by heav’nly pow’r, Shall rise spontaneous. Pope’s Odyssey. This the feeling heart Wou’d naturally suggest. Thomson.
   
2. To seduce; to draw to ill by insinuation. Out of use. When devils will their blackest sins put on, They do suggest at first with heav’nly shows. Shakespeare. Knowing that tender youth is soon suggested, I nightly lodge her in an upper tower. Shakespeare.
   
3. To inform secretly. Out of use. We must suggest the people, in what hatred He still hath held them, that to’s pow’r he would Have made them mules. Shakespeare’s Coriolanus.

Other definitions for suggest

The definition of 'suggest' is: to mention or imply as a possibility

How many syllables does "suggest" have?

Want to know how to spell suggest, you will find a comprehensive answer on this topic. The word "suggest consists of 2 syllables and is spelled "səg-ˈjest".

Synonyms for suggest:

There are synonyms for 'suggest'. Depending on the situation and context, the following words are also often used instead of 'suggest':

Some words similar to "suggest"

• suggests
• suggested
• suggary

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How many points in scrabble for suggest

How many points is the word "suggest" in Scrabble? Is "suggest" a Scrabble word? Here is the letter-by-letter scoring of the Scrabble game, which is played all over the world in different languages and with different words.