Sug·gest v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suggested p. pr. & vb. n. Suggesting.]
 1. To introduce indirectly to the thoughts; to cause to be thought of, usually by the agency of other objects.
    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. [Obs.]
    Knowing that tender youth is soon suggested.   --Shak.
 4. To inform secretly. [Obs.]
 Syn: -- To hint; allude to; refer to; insinuate.