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insinuate
[in-sin-yoo-eyt]
verb (used with object)
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.
Synonyms: , ,to bring or introduce into a position or relation by indirect or artful methods.
to insinuate oneself into favor.
verb (used without object)
to make insinuations.
insinuate
/ ɪˈɪʊˌɪ /
verb
(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
Other Word Forms
- insinuative adjective
- insinuatory adjective
- insinuatively adverb
- insinuator noun
- half-insinuated adjective
- preinsinuate verb
- preinsinuative adjective
- uninsinuated adjective
- uninsinuative adjective
- ˈԳˌٴǰ noun
- ˈԳܲپ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of insinuate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of insinuate1
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Example Sentences
This fits in with Kennedy's long-standing history of eugenics-tinged notions that disease is a good thing, falsely claiming that it strengthens the gene pool, and insinuating that it makes survivors stronger.
Harris’ team had already held a few news conferences at the border, insinuating that increased border security would be top of mind in her administration.
Even while he insisted that he now lives in "the light of the Lord," Brand insinuated that he's the victim of a corrupt conspiracy to frame him.
They will insinuate, if not outright say, they are more than a baseball team.
Mo says he wanted to keep the "greater context" in mind and that focusing on 7 October and its aftermath "almost insinuates this just started".
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