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hint

v. drop a hint; intimate by a hint

indicate

v. suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine; "Tetracycline is indicated in such cases"

intimate

v. imply as a possibility; "The evidence suggests a need for more clarification"

propose, advise

v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something

evoke, call to mind, paint a picture

v. call to mind; "this remark evoked sadness"

imply, indicate by inference

v. suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic

show, point, indicate, point to, point out

v. indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents"

indicate, suggest

v. suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine; "Tetracycline is indicated in such cases"

cue, prompt, remind

v. assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned

mean, stand for, intend, signify

v. denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"

mean, entail, imply, implicate

v. have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"

hint, suggest

v. drop a hint; intimate by a hint

forecast, omen, presage, augur, auspicate, bode, portend, prognosticate, betoken, foreshadow, foretell, prefigure, predict

v. indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"

wave, beckon

v. signal with the hands or nod; "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably"

predicate, connote

v. involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic; "solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well"

touch, touch on, advert to, allude to, hint at

v. make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it"

intimate, adumbrate, insinuate

v. give to understand; "I insinuated that I did not like his wife"

imply, indicate by inference

v. suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic

signify

v. convey or express a meaning; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?"

imply, connote

v. express or state indirectly

import, spell

v. indicate or signify; "I'm afraid this spells trouble!"

broach, initiate

v. bring up a topic for discussion

counsel, advise

v. give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"

venture, adventure, hazard, stake, jeopardize, put at risk

v. put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"

demand, postulate

v. request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager"

propose, propose marriage, pop the question

v. ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"

submit, refer for consideration, refer for judgment

v. refer for judgment or consideration; "She submitted a proposal to the agency"

put, position, place, set, pose, lay

v. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

conjecture, speculate, suppose, theorize, theorise, hypothesize, hypothecate

v. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"

think, guess, suppose, imagine, reckon

v. expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"

venture

v. put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"

pose, ask

v. direct or put; seek an answer to; "ask a question"

contraindicate

v. make a treatment inadvisable

expect, require, ask

v. consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"

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