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Verbs for Implying and Mentioning

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to suggest
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to imply
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to hint
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to insinuate
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to connote
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to intimate
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to signal
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to implicate
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to get at
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to allude to
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to mention
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to touch on
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to refer to
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to bring up
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to broach
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to moot
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to quote
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to cite
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to posit
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to advance
to suggest
to suggest
Verb
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to convey something without explicitly stating it

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Her raised eyebrows and skeptical tone suggested doubt about the feasibility of the plan.
The subtle nod from the boss suggested approval of the employee's innovative idea.

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to imply
to imply
Verb
i
ɪ
m
m
p
p
l
l
y

to suggest without explicitly stating

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transitive
to hint
to hint
Verb
h
h
i
ɪ
n
n
t
t

to indirectly suggest something

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transitive
to insinuate
to insinuate
Verb
i
ɪ
n
n
s
s
i
ɪ
n
n
u
ju
a
t
t
e

to suggest something in an indirect manner

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to connote
to connote
Verb
c
k
o
ə
nn
n
o
t
t
e

to implicitly convey something such as an idea, feeling, etc. in addition to something's basic meaning

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transitive
to intimate
to intimate
Verb
i
ɪ
n
n
t
i
ə
m
m
a
ə
t
t
e

to indirectly state something

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transitive
to signal
to signal
Verb
s
s
i
ɪ
g
g
n
n
a
ə
l
l

to give someone a message, instruction, etc. by making a sound or movement

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transitive
to implicate
to implicate
Verb
i
ɪ
m
m
p
p
l
l
i
ɪ
c
k
a
t
t
e

to convey something indirectly

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to get at
to get at
Verb
uk flag
/ɡˈɛt æt/

to reach an understanding of something through questioning, investigation, or analysis

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
get
phrase's particle
at
to allude to
to allude to
Verb
uk flag
/ɐlˈuːd tuː/

to mention something without directly talking about it in detail

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
allude
phrase's particle
to
to mention
to mention
Verb
m
m
e
ɛ
n
n
t
ʃ
io
ə
n
n

to say something about someone or something, without giving much detail

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transitive
to touch on
to touch on
Verb
uk flag
/tˈʌtʃ ˈɑːn/

to briefly mention a subject in written or spoken discussion

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
touch
phrase's particle
on
to refer to
to refer to
Verb
uk flag
/ɹɪfˈɜː tuː/

to mention or discuss someone or something

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
refer
phrase's particle
to
to bring up
to bring up
Verb
uk flag
/ˈbrɪŋ ˈʌp/

to mention a particular subject

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
bring
phrase's particle
up
to broach
to broach
Verb
b
b
r
r
oa
ch
ʧ

to introduce a subject for discussion, especially a sensitive or challenging matter

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transitive
to moot
to moot
Verb
m
m
oo
u
t
t

to bring up a topic or question for discussion

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transitive
to quote
to quote
Verb
q
k
u
w
o
t
t
e

to use a specific statement, source, etc. as evidence or an example

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transitive
to cite
to cite
Verb
c
s
i
t
t
e

to refer to something as an example or proof

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transitive
to posit
to posit
Verb
p
p
o
ɑ
s
z
i
ə
t
t

to propose or assume something as true or factual, serving as the foundation for further reasoning or argumentation

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transitive
to advance
to advance
Verb
a
ə
d
d
v
v
a
æ
n
n
c
s
e

to propose an idea or theory for discussion

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transitive

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