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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 2 Italian 2.1 Verb

[ English

[ Etymology

From Latin īnsinuō (“‘push in, creep in’”)

[ Pronunciation

• (RP, US) IPA: /ɪnˈsɪnjueɪt/, SAMPA: /In"sInjueIt/
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[ Verb

Infinitive to insinuate

Third person singular insinuates

Simple past insinuated

Past participle insinuated

Present participle insinuating

to insinuate (third-person singular simple present insinuates, present participle insinuating, simple past and past participle insinuated)

1. Make a way for or introduce something by subtle, crafty or artful means.
   • 1995, Terry Pratchett, Maskerade, p. 242

     Nanny didn't so much enter places as insinuate herself; she had unconsciously taken a natural talent for liking people and developed it into an occult science.

2. To creep, wind, or flow into.
3. To enter gently, slowly, or imperceptibly, as into crevices.

   The water insinuated itself into the rock. It became ice, which expanded and cracked large fragments off of the hard stone.

4. To ingratiate oneself; to obtain access or favor by flattery or cunning.
5. To hint at (something); to suggest or express an idea indirectly.

   She insinuated that her friends had betrayed her.

[ Synonyms

(Make a way for or introduce something by subtle, crafty or artful means.): imply

[ Translations

make way for by subtle means

German: andeuten

creep or wind into

enter gently or imperceptibly

ingratiate oneself

German: einschmeicheln Polish: przypochlebiać się

hint at (something)

Polish insynuować

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[ Italian

[ Verb

insinuate

1. Second-person plural present tense of insinuare.
2. Second-person plural imperative of insinuare.
3. Feminine plural of insinuato.