insinuate
to suggest or hint slyly: He insinuated that they were lying.
to instill or infuse subtly or artfully, as into the mind: to insinuate doubts through propaganda.
to bring or introduce into a position or relation by indirect or artful methods: to insinuate oneself into favor.
Origin of insinuate
1synonym study For insinuate
Other words for insinuate
Other words from insinuate
- in·sin·u·a·tive [in-sin-yoo-ey-tiv, -yoo-uh-], /ɪnˈsɪn yuˌeɪ tɪv, -yu ə-/, in·sin·u·a·to·ry [in-sin-yoo-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ɪnˈsɪn yu əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective
- in·sin·u·a·tive·ly, adverb
- in·sin·u·a·tor, noun
- half-in·sin·u·at·ed, adjective
- pre·in·sin·u·ate, verb, pre·in·sin·u·at·ed, pre·in·sin·u·at·ing.
- pre·in·sin·u·a·tive, adjective
- un·in·sin·u·at·ed, adjective
- un·in·sin·u·a·tive, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for insinuate
/ (ɪnˈsɪnjʊˌeɪt) /
(may take a clause as object) to suggest by indirect allusion, hints, innuendo, etc
(tr) to introduce subtly or deviously
(tr) to cause (someone, esp oneself) to be accepted by gradual approaches or manoeuvres
Origin of insinuate
1Derived forms of insinuate
- insinuative or insinuatory, adjective
- insinuator, noun
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