Meaning

verb make a proposal, declare a plan for something

verb drop a hint; intimate by a hint

verb imply as a possibility

originCoined based on Latin suggestus, perfect passive participle of suggerō (“bring up, bring under, lay beneath, furnish, supply, excite, advise, suggest”, verb), from sub (“from below, under”) + gerō (“bear, carry”, verb).

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