mindmap root((暗示)) suggest may stress a putting into the mind by an association of ideas, an awakening of a desire, or an initiating of a train of thought: an actress who can ~ a whole character with one gesture. imply is close to suggest but may indicate a more definite or logical relation of the unexpressed idea to the expressed: pronouncements that ~ he has lost touch with reality. hint implies the use of slight or remote suggestion with a minimum of overt statement: ~ed that she might have a job lined up. intimate stresses delicacy of suggestion without connoting any lack of ardor: ~d that she was ready to pop the question. insinuate applies to the conveying of a usually unpleasant idea in a sly underhanded manner: ~d that the neighbors were not what they appeared to be.