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   insinuate

   /ɪnˈsɪnjʊeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. suggest or hint (something bad) in an indirect and unpleasant way: "he was insinuating that I had no self-control" Similar implysuggesthintintimatewhisperindicateconvey the impressiongive a cluegive an inklingallude to the factmake reference to the factlet it be knowngive someone to understandgive someone to believeinformal:make outtip someone the wink
   • 2. slide (oneself or a thing) slowly and smoothly into a particular place: "I insinuated my shoulder in the gap" Similar slideslipmanoeuvreinsertedgeworkmove into position
   • ▪ manoeuvre oneself into (a favourable position) by subtle manipulation: "he insinuated himself into the king's confidence"

   Word Origin early 16th century (in the sense ‘enter (a document) on the official register’): from Latin insinuat- ‘introduced tortuously’, from the verb insinuare, from in- ‘in’ + sinuare ‘to curve’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. insinuative adjective
   • 2. insinuator noun

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   • Want to learn more? insinuate yourself into something (formal, disapproving) to succeed in gaining somebody’s respect, trust, etc. so that you can use the situation to your own advantage In the first act, the villain insinuates himself into the household of the man he intends to kill.

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   What does insinuate yourself mean?

   • In the first act, the villain insinuates himself into the household of the man he intends to kill. insinuate yourself/something + adv./prep. (formal) to slowly move yourself or a part of your body into a particular position or place

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   What does it mean if someone insinuates themselves into a particular situation?

   • If you say that someone insinuates themselves into a particular situation, you mean that they manage very cleverly, and perhaps dishonestly, to get into that situation. He gradually insinuated himself into her life. [V pron-refl + into] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   insinuate yourself into something (formal, disapproving) to succeed in gaining somebody’s respect, trust, etc. so that you can use the situation to your own advantage. In the first act, the villain insinuates himself into the household of the man he intends to kill.

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   Insinuate means you imply or suggest something that may or may not be true. If you say things seemed to go wrong about the time your brother took over, you insinuate that he had something to do with the decline.

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