insinuate

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"Good heavens, no! I wouldn't for the world insinuate ---- It was only that one felt a desire to know.

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  1. transitive verb To introduce or otherwise convey (a thought, for example) gradually and insidiously. See Synonyms at suggest.
  2. transitive verb To introduce or insert (oneself) by subtle and artful means.
  3. intransitive verb To make insinuations.

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  • The old movies had it the right way - insinuate the sex but not show it - leave it to our imagination. —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • It doesn't matter if what they report, allege, or insinuate is even slightly factual. —  American Thinker
  • Chime in fans from all over .. the season is ready to start & we can't just look back, insinuate, predict nor get in our unrealistic views from ages on end! smellin like a brewery, looking like A Rod's tramp, sharing this apartment with a telephone pole, and a fish net stocking and spike high heel shoes, —  Sports News : CBSSports.com
  • I am doing you a service by requesting you to sit down Sir, do you mean to insinuate--" began Christopher Burley But at that instant voices were heard outside and the door was thrown open CHAPTER XXXIV ON THE WAY A visitor of any sort was the last thing we could have expected, and the reader can imagine what a surprise and scare the interruption gave us. —  The Cryptogram A Story of Northwest Canada
  • What's wanted is that our ladies should take it up, and howl with indignation till it is done My dear Giles, ladies never howl," said Barret, quietly tapping the end of an egg; "they smile, and gently insinuate--that is always sufficient, because irresistible Well, being a bachelor I cannot say much on that point," returned Jackman. —  The Eagle Cliff
 

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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Latin īnsinuāre, īnsinuāt- : in-, in; see in-2 + sinuāre, to curve (from sinus, curve).

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  1. from Latin insinuatus, past participle of insinuare (later Italian insinuare = Spanish Portuguese insinuar = Provencal insinuar, ensinuar = French insinuer), bring in by windings or turnings, wind or creep in, steal in, from in, in, + sinus, a winding, bend, bay, fold, bosom: see sinus, sine.
 

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