insinuate

== English == === Etymology === First attested in 1529; Borrowed from Latin īnsinuātus, perfect passive participle of īnsinuō (“to push in, creep in, steal in”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from in- (“in”) + sinus (“a winding, bend, bay, fold, bosom”) -ō (verb-forming suffix). Regular participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈsɪnjueɪt/ === Verb === insinuate (third-person singular simple present insinuates, present participle insinuating, simple past and past participle insinuated) To hint; to suggest tacitly (usually something bad) while avoiding a direct statement. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:allude (rare) To creep, wind, or flow into; to enter gently, slowly, or imperceptibly, as into crevices. 1728-1729, John Woodward, An Attempt towards a Natural History of the Fossils of England Water will insinuate itself into Flints through certain imperceptible Cracks (figurative, by extension) To ingratiate; to obtain access to or introduce something by subtle, cunning or artful means. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === insinuate (comparative more insinuate, superlative most insinuate) (obsolete) (as a participle) Insinuated. === Further reading === “insinuate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “insinuate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === annuities == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== insinuate inflection of insinuare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== insinuate f pl feminine plural of insinuato == Latin == === Verb === īnsinuāte second-person plural present active imperative of īnsinuō == Spanish == === Verb === insinuate second-person singular voseo imperative of insinuar combined with te