英语词汇“insinuate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

insinuateinsinuate /ɪnˈsɪnyuˌeɪt/ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYinsinuate

Origin: 1500-1600 Latin, past participle of insinuare, from sinuare to bend, curve

VERB TABLE

insinuate

Simple Form
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

Continuous Form
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 express something negative or unkind, without saying it directly → imply: insinuate that He insinuated that Harman was lying.2insinuate yourself into something to gradually introduce yourself into a situation, in a way that is not direct or completely honest in order to gain an advantage: Rogers tried to insinuate herself into the wealthiest social circles.