| Main Entry: |
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| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
suggest; indicate |
| Synonyms: |
acquaint,
adumbrate,
advise, allude to,
angle,
apprise,
bring up, broach,
coax,
connote,
cue,
drop,
expose,
fish*,
foreshadow, give an inkling,
impart,
imply,
infer,
inform,
insinuate,
intimate, jog memory,
leak*, let it be known, let out of bag,
make*,
mention,
point, prefigure,
press,
prompt, put flea in ear,
recall, refer to,
remind, say in passing,
shadow,
signify,
solicit,
spring, tip off, tip one's hand, touch on,
whisper, wink
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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