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suggest
verb [T] (SHOW/EXPRESS) /səˈdʒest/Definition
B2 to communicate or show an idea or feeling without stating it directly or giving proof: [+ (that)] There's no absolute proof, but all the evidence suggests (that) he's guilty. Are you suggesting (that) I look fat in these trousers? Something about his manner suggested a lack of interest in what we were doing.Showing and demonstrating
(Definition of suggest verb (SHOW/EXPRESS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- act sth out phrasal verb
- attest verb
- barometer noun
- bespeak verb
- bring sth out phrasal verb (MAKE NOTICEABLE)
- demo noun (MARCH)
- express verb (SHOW)
- flicker noun (FEELING)
- manifestation noun
- point (sth/sb) out phrasal verb
- point the way idiom
- point to/towards sth phrasal verb
- proclaim verb (SHOW)
- produce verb (BRING OUT)
- production noun (BRINGING OUT)
- prove verb (SHOW)
- put up sth phrasal verb
- release verb (MAKE FREE)
- signify verb (MAKE KNOWN)
- wear verb (ON BODY)
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