'Insinuate' definitions:
Definition of 'insinuate'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Insinuate'
From: GCIDE
- Insinuate \In*sin"u*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insinuated; p. pr. & vb. n. Insinuating.] [L. insinuatus, p. p. of insinuareto insinuate; pref. in- in + sinus the bosom. See Sinuous.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To introduce gently or slowly, as by a winding or narrow passage, or a gentle, persistent movement. [1913 Webster]
- The water easily insinuates itself into, and placidly distends, the vessels of vegetables. --Woodward. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To introduce artfully; to infuse gently; to instill. [1913 Webster]
- All the art of rhetoric, besides order and clearness, are for nothing else but to insinuate wrong ideas, move the passions, and thereby mislead the judgment. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- Horace laughs to shame all follies and insinuates virtue, rather by familiar examples than by the severity of precepts. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To hint; to suggest by remote allusion; -- often used derogatorily; as, did you mean to insinuate anything? [1913 Webster]
- 4. To push or work (one's self), as into favor; to introduce by slow, gentle, or artful means; to ingratiate; -- used reflexively. [1913 Webster]
- He insinuated himself into the very good grace of the Duke of Buckingham. --Clarendon.
- Syn: To instill; hint; suggest; intimate. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Insinuate'
From: GCIDE
- Insinuate \In*sin"u*ate\, v. i.
- 1. To creep, wind, or flow in; to enter gently, slowly, or imperceptibly, as into crevices. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To ingratiate one's self; to obtain access or favor by flattery or cunning. [1913 Webster]
- He would insinuate with thee but to make thee sigh. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- To insinuate, flatter, bow, and bend my limbs. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'insinuate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accuse,
- adumbrate,
- allege,
- allegorize,
- allude to,
- arraign,
- article,
- ascribe,
- assume,
- barge in,
- book,
- break in,
- break in upon,
- bring accusation,
- bring charges,
- bring to book,
- bring to mind,
- burst in,
- butt in,
- charge,
- charge in,
- cite,
- come between,
- complain,
- connote,
- convey,
- crash,
- crash in,
- crash the gates,
- creep in,
- crowd in,
- cut in,
- denounce,
- denunciate,
- drag in,
- drop a hint,
- ease in,
- edge in,
- elbow in,
- encroach,
- entail,
- entrench,
- fasten on,
- fasten upon,
- fill in,
- finger,
- foist,
- foist in,
- fudge in,
- give a hint,
- give the cue,
- glance at,
- hang something on,
- hint,
- hint at,
- horn in,
- impeach,
- impinge,
- implant in,
- implicate,
- imply,
- import,
- impose,
- impose on,
- impose upon,
- impute,
- indicate,
- indict,
- infer,
- infiltrate,
- inform against,
- inform on,
- infringe,
- infuse,
- inject,
- inject in,
- inoculate,
- insert,
- insert in,
- insinuate in,
- intercalate,
- interfere,
- interjaculate,
- interject,
- interlope,
- interpolate,
- interpose,
- intervene,
- intimate,
- introduce,
- introduce in,
- intromit,
- intrude,
- invade,
- involve,
- irrupt,
- lay charges,
- lodge a complaint,
- lodge a plaint,
- lug in,
- mean,
- mean to say,
- obtrude,
- perfuse,
- pin on,
- point indirectly to,
- pop in,
- prefer charges,
- press charges,
- press in,
- presume,
- presuppose,
- prompt,
- push in,
- put between,
- put in,
- put on,
- put on report,
- put upon,
- report,
- reproach,
- run in,
- rush in,
- sandwich,
- set in,
- signify,
- slink in,
- slip in,
- smash in,
- smuggle in,
- sneak in,
- squeeze in,
- steal in,
- stick in,
- storm in,
- suggest,
- suppose,
- take for granted,
- take to task,
- task,
- taunt with,
- tax,
- throng in,
- throw in,
- thrust in,
- trench,
- trespass,
- tuck in,
- twit,
- wedge in,
- whip in,
- whisper,
- work in,
- worm,
- worm in