— insinuative /in sin"yooh ay'tiv, -yooh euh-/ , insinuatory /in sin"yooh euh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/ , adj. — insinuatively , adv. — insinuator , n.
/in sin"yooh ayt'/ , v. , insinuated, insinuating .
v.t.
1. to suggest or hint slyly: He insinuated that they were lying.
2. to instill or infuse subtly or artfully, as into the mind: to insinuate doubts through propaganda.
3. to bring or introduce into a position or relation by indirect or artful methods: to insinuate oneself into favor.
v.i.
4. to make insinuations.
[ 1520-30; insinuatus, ptp. of insinuare to work in, instill. See IN- 2 , SINUOUS, -ATE 1 ]
Syn. 1. See hint. 2. introduce, inject, inculcate.