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insinuate verb

  /ɪnˈsɪnjueɪt/
  • To hint; to suggest tacitly (usually something bad) while avoiding a direct statement.
  • (figurative, by extension) To ingratiate; to obtain access to or introduce something by subtle, cunning or artful means.
 insinuer

insinuation noun

  /ɪnˌsɪnjuˈeɪʃən/
  • The act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means; — formerly used in a good sense, as of friendly influence or interposition.
  • That which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion, innuendo or intimation by distant allusion
 insinuation
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