Explain and Suggest

Explain

Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.

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Suggest and explain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Suggest" instead a verb "Explain".

Suggest verb - To convey an idea indirectly.

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Explain and suggest are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Explain" instead a verb "Suggest".

power	explain power	suggest power
change	explain change	suggest change
name	explain name	suggest name
relationship	explain relationship	suggest relationship
Other words: nature, reason, presence, time, way, plan, story, actions, existence, changes.

Still doesn't explain why Sirius didn't suggest using it instead of the risky method of sneaking into fireplaces.

Source: Forgotten Superweapon
Cynicism Catalyst: The hints that Cadwyn has dropped about her past suggest this, which may explain her frostier tendencies.

Source: Roleplay / Rebuilding The World
However, the following games also suggest that he remembers it the way he does in the film as a sort of repressed memory, to explain the differing memory explanation.

Source: Does That Sound Like Fun to You?

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