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insinuatein‧sin‧u‧ate /ɪnˈsɪnjueɪt/ verb [transitive] insinuateOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin past participle of insinuare, from sinuare ‘to bend, curve’ VERB TABLEinsinuate |
Present | I, you, we, they | insinuate | | he, she, it | insinuates | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | insinuated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have insinuated | | he, she, it | has insinuated | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had insinuated | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will insinuate | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have insinuated |
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Present | I | am insinuating | | he, she, it | is insinuating | | you, we, they | are insinuating | Past | I, he, she, it | was insinuating | | you, we, they | were insinuating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been insinuating | | he, she, it | has been insinuating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been insinuating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be insinuating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been insinuating |
1to say something which seems to mean something unpleasant without saying it openly, especially suggesting that someone is being dishonest SYN implyinsinuate that Are you insinuating that the money was stolen? What are you trying to insinuate?2formal to gradually gain someone’s love, trust etc by pretending to be friendly and sincere: He managed to insinuate his way into her affections.insinuate yourself into something He insinuated himself into Mehmet’s confidence.3formal to move yourself or a part of your body into a place: a large cat insinuated itself through the gap |