different between denote vs suggest

English

Etymology

From Middle French denoter, from Latin denotare, from de- (“complete”) and notare (“to mark out”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d??n??t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /d??no?t/
• Rhymes: -??t

Verb

denote (third-person singular simple present denotes, present participle denoting, simple past and past participle denoted)

1. (transitive) To indicate; to mark.

2. (transitive) To make overt. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
3. (transitive) To refer to literally; to convey as meaning.

Derived terms

• denotation
• denotative

Translations

Portuguese

Verb

denote

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of denotar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of denotar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of denotar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of denotar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de?note/, [d?e?no.t?e]

Verb

denote

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of denotar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of denotar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of denotar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of denotar.

English

Etymology

Coined based on Latin suggestus, perfect passive participle of sugger? (“I carry or bring under, furnish, supply, excite, advise, suggest”), from sub (“under”) + ger? (“I bear, carry”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /s??d??st/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /s?(?)?d??st/
• Rhymes: -?st

Verb

suggest (third-person singular simple present suggests, present participle suggesting, simple past and past participle suggested)

1. (transitive) To imply but stop short of saying explicitly.
   • , Book II, Chapter III

     Some ideas […] are suggested to the mind by all the ways of sensation and reflection.

2. To make one suppose; cause one to suppose (something).

3. (transitive) To mention something as an idea, typically in order to recommend it
4. (obsolete, transitive) To seduce; to prompt to evil; to tempt.

Usage notes

• (ask for without demanding) This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (the form ending in -ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs
• The intended meaning can be signalized by conjugation. In the first and second senses, the indicative mood is used, and in the third sense, the subjunctive mood is used. “The researcher's work suggests that school is run differently.” means that the researcher's work indicates that school is run differently from another idea of how it is run, while “The researcher's work suggests that school (should) be run differently.” means that the researcher's work indicates that school ought be run differently from how it is actually run or from another idea of how it could be run. However, in informal British English, the indicative is often used for both meanings, and in all dialects, should can be left out even when the indicative and subjunctive look identical without it, possibly leading to ambiguity.

Synonyms

• (imply but stop short of saying explicitly): allude, hint, imply, insinuate, suggestion
• (ask for without demanding): propose
• See also Thesaurus:advise

Derived terms

• suggestion
• suggestive

Translations

See also

• Suggestion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

• suggest in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• suggest in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• suggest at OneLook Dictionary Search