Insinuate definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary INSIN'UATE, v.t. [L ... remote allusion. And all the fictions bards pursue, Do but insinuate what's true. 4. To instill; to infuse gently; to ... besides order and clearness, are for nothing else but to insinuate wrong ideas, move the passions and thereby mislead the judgment ... that I did not like his wife" [syn: intimate, adumbrate, insinuate] Merriam Webster's verb (-ated; -ating) Etymology: Latin insinuatus, past ... idea) gradually or in a subtle, indirect, or covert way < insinuate doubts into a trusting mind > b. to impart or suggest ... as IN-(2), sinuare to curve) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Insinuate In*sin"u*ate, v. i. 1. To creep, ...
... a historic incident > • suggester noun Synonyms: suggest, imply, hint, intimate, insinuate mean to convey an idea indirectly. suggest may stress putting ... there is more to the situation than meets the eye >. insinuate applies to the conveying of a usually unpleasant idea in ... inform secretly. [Obs.] Syn: To hint; allude to; refer to; insinuate. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Suggest Sug*gest", v. i. To ... Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms v. a. Hint, intimate, insinuate, move, propose, indicate, prompt, give an inkling of, refer to ... promptbook, identify, illustrate, imagine, imitate, implicate, imply, import, indicate, infer, insinuate, instruct, intimate, introduce, involve, jog the memory, kibitz, launch, lay ...
... introduced them to new ideas > • introducer noun Synonyms: introduce, insert, insinuate, interpolate, intercalate, interpose, interject mean to put between or among ... space between or among < inserted a clause in the contract >. insinuate implies introducing gradually or by gentle pressure < insinuated himself into ... inject in, inlay, inlet, innovate, inoculate, insert, insert in, inset, insinuate, insinuate in, install, instill, institute, intercalate, interjaculate, interject, interpolate, interpose, intervene ...
... or by winding into crevices; hinted. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Insinuate In*sin"u*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insinuated ... pr. & vb. n. Insinuating.] [L. insinuatus, p. p. of insinuareto insinuate; pref. in- in + sinus the bosom. See Sinuous.] 1. To ... besides order and clearness, are for nothing else but to insinuate wrong ideas, move the passions, and thereby mislead the judgment ... remote allusion; -- often used derogatorily; as, did you mean to insinuate anything? 4. To push or work (one's self), as ...
... subtle manner < insinuating remarks > • insinuatingly adverb Webster's 1913 Dictionary Insinuate In*sin"u*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insinuated ... pr. & vb. n. Insinuating.] [L. insinuatus, p. p. of insinuareto insinuate; pref. in- in + sinus the bosom. See Sinuous.] 1. To ... besides order and clearness, are for nothing else but to insinuate wrong ideas, move the passions, and thereby mislead the judgment ... remote allusion; -- often used derogatorily; as, did you mean to insinuate anything? 4. To push or work (one's self), as ...
... that I did not like his wife" [syn: intimate, adumbrate, insinuate] 2: imply as a possibility; "The evidence suggests a need ... friend, intimate acquaintance, bosom friend. III. v. a. Suggest, hint, insinuate, allude to, make allusion to, give an inkling of, glance ... in, ingrained, inmost, innate, inner, innermost, inseparable, inseparable friend, inside, insinuate, integrated, interior, internal, intestine, intimate with, intrinsic, involve, inward, isolated ...
... a fault and hesitate dislike. --Pope. Syn: To suggest; intimate; insinuate; imply. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (hints, hinting, hinted) Frequency: The ... s Dictionary of English Synonyms I. v. a. Suggest, intimate, insinuate, allude to, refer to, hint at, glance at, just mention ... impression, index, indicate, indication, indicativeness, infer, inference, infusion, inkling, innuendo, insinuate, insinuation, inspiration, intimate, intimation, involve, ironic suggestion, jogger, key, key ...
... penetrate by repeated or continued effort 2. to interpose or insinuate gradually or unobtrusively < worked in a few topical jokes > Collin ... on, impose upon, infiltrate, infringe, inject in, insert, insert in, insinuate, insinuate in, intercalate, interfere, interjaculate, interject, interlope, interpolate, interpose, intervene, introduce ...
... with ivy. 7. To unite; to enter by winding; to insinuate; as, avarice twists itself into all human concerns. 8. To ... wreaths of flame. --T. Burnet. 5. To wind into; to insinuate; -- used reflexively; as, avarice twists itself into all human concerns ... 4. Form, weave, make up. 5. [Used reflexively.] Wind in, insinuate. II. n. Convolution, writhing, contortion, winding, flexure, kink, bending, bight ...
... To Withdraw or convey without notice or clandestinely. They could insinuate and steal themselves under the same by submission. 3. To ... or convey clandestinely (reflexive); hence, to creep furtively, or to insinuate. They could insinuate and steal themselves under the same by their humble carriage ...
... implant in, infuse, inject, inject in, inoculate, insert, insert in, insinuate, insinuate in, intercalate, interjaculate, interpolate, interpose, intervene, introduce, introduce in, intromit ...
... into thousands. --Milton. Syn: To infuse; impart; inspire; implant; inculcate; insinuate. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (instils, instilling, instilled) Note: in AM ... of English Synonyms v. a. [Written also Instill.] 1. Infuse, insinuate. 2. Inculcate, impress, enforce, implant, ingraft.
... implant in, infuse, inject, inject in, inoculate, insert, insert in, insinuate, insinuate in, intercalate, interjaculate, interject, interpolate, interpose, intervene, introduce, introduce in ...