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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
Derived Forms
- ˈԳˌٴǰ, noun
- ˈԳܲپ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ····پ [in-, sin, -yoo-ey-tiv, -yoo-, uh, -], ····ٴ· [in-, sin, -yoo-, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
- ·u·t· adverb
- ·u·tǰ noun
- -·u·e adjective
- i·u·ٱ verb preinsinuated preinsinuating
- i·u·t adjective
- ܲi·u·e adjective
- ܲi·u·t adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of insinuate1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of insinuate1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
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".
She further alleged that Akpabio had, on a separate occasion, insinuated that she should "take care of him" if she wanted her motions to receive favourable consideration in the senate.
Earlier this week, Bondi declared she now had a "truckload" of documents, insinuating, no doubt falsely, that there are huge revelations to come.
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