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"suggest" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often propose (7 letters).
Definitions
To put forward an idea or possibility.
Word origin
Coined 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).
Used in a sentence
“Are you suggesting that I killed my wife?”
“The name "hamburger" suggests that hamburgers originated from Hamburg.”
“, Book II, Chapter III Some ideas […] are suggested to the mind by all the ways of sensation and reflection.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Offer an idea”7 letters
02“Put forward”7 letters
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