insinuate

Verb

introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner
- "He insinuated himself into the conversation of the people at the nearby table"
give to understand
- "I insinuated that I did not like his wife"
To hint; to suggest tacitly (usually something bad) while avoiding a direct statement.
To creep, wind, or flow into; to enter gently, slowly, or imperceptibly, as into crevices.
To ingratiate; to obtain access to or introduce something by subtle, cunning or artful means.

Adj

Insinuated.

Examples

She insinuated that her friends had betrayed her.

Origin / Etymology

First attested in 1529; Borrowed from Latin īnsinuātus, perfect passive participle of īnsinuō (“to push in, creep in, steal in”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from in- (“in”) + sinus (“a winding, bend, bay, fold, bosom”) -ō (verb-forming suffix). Regular participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.

Synonyms

adumbrate, intimate, advert, allude, hint, imply, indicate, inkle, insinuate, refer, signify, suggest

Scrabble Score: 9

insinuate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
insinuate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
insinuate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

insinuate: valid Words With Friends Word