Insinuate is a verb meaning to introduce an idea gradually or subtly, or to impart or suggest something in an indirect way. It often carries an unpleasant or sly connotation.
Insinuate es un verbo que significa introducir gradualmente o de forma sutil una idea, o sugerir algo de manera indirecta. A menudo implica una connotación desagradable o sigilosa.
Word | insinuate |
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Date | August 24, 2016 |
Type | verb |
Syllables | in-SIN-yuh-wayt |
Etymology | The meaning of insinuate is similar to that of another verb, suggest. Whether you suggest or insinuate something, you are conveying an idea indirectly. But although these two words share the same basic meaning, each gets the idea across in a different way. When you suggest something, you put it into the mind by associating it with other ideas, desires, or thoughts. You might say, for example, that a book's title suggests what the story is about. The word insinuate, on the other hand, usually includes a sense that the idea being conveyed is unpleasant, or that it is being passed along in a sly or underhanded way ("She insinuated that I cheated"). |
Examples | "They are confident buildings, but not boastful ones. They have a way of insinuating themselves into the landscape, behaving as if they’ve always been there." — Karrie Jacobs, Architect, 18 June 2013 "Pokemon Go players couldn't catch much on Saturday. That's because the game kept crashing. … [A] group called PoodleCorp claimed responsibility for the server crash in a series of tweets. The group also insinuated that another attack on the game was imminent." — Ahiza Garcia, CNN Wire, 16 July 2016 |
Definition | 1 a : to introduce (as an idea) gradually or in a subtle, indirect, or covert way b : to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply 2 : to introduce (as oneself) by stealthy, smooth, or artful means |
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