Dictionary Definition
insinuate
Verb
1 introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle
manner; "He insinuated himself into the conversation of the people
at the nearby table"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
From insinuoPronunciation
- /ɪnˈsɪnjueɪt/, /In"sInjueIt/
Verb
- 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.
- 1995, Terry
Pratchett, Maskerade, p. 242
- To creep, wind, or flow into.
- 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.
- To ingratiate oneself; to obtain access or favor by flattery or cunning.
- 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.): implyTranslations
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
Italian
Verb
insinuate- Form of Second-person plural present tense, insinuare
- Form of Second-person plural imperative, insinuare#Italian|insinuare
Extensive Definition
An innuendo is a figure of speech
which indicates an indirect or subtle, usually derogatory
implication in expression; an insinuation.
Innuendo might also be:
- Innuendo (album), a 1991 music album made by Queen
- Innuendo (song), a song also by Queen
- Innuendo (band), a Malaysian R&B trio
insinuate in Hebrew: Innuendo
insinuate in Dutch: Innuendo
insinuate in Serbian: Innuendo
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
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