单词 | insinuate |
释义 | insinuate —insinuative /in sin"yooh ay'tiv, -yooh euh-/, insinuatory /in sin"yooh euh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/, adj. —insinuatively, adv. —insinuator, n. /in sin"yooh ayt'/, v. , insinuated, insinuating. v.t. 1. to suggest or hint slyly: He insinuated that they were lying. 2. to instill or infuse subtly or artfully, as into the mind: to insinuate doubts through propaganda. 3. to bring or introduce into a position or relation by indirect or artful methods: to insinuate oneself into favor. v.i. 4. to make insinuations. [1520-30; < L insinuatus, ptp. of insinuare to work in, instill. See IN-2, SINUOUS, -ATE1] Syn. 1. See hint. 2. introduce, inject, inculcate. |
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