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Antonyms for insinuate

Grammar : Verb
Spell : in-sin-yoo-eyt
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈsɪn yuˌeɪt

Definition of insinuate

Origin :
  • 1520s, from Latin insinuatus, past participle of insinuare "to throw in, push in, make a way; creep in, intrude, bring in by windings and curvings, wind one's way into," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + sinuare "to wind, bend, curve," from sinus "a curve, winding." Sense of "to introduce tortuously or indirectly" is from 1640s. Related: Insinuated; insinuating; insinuatingly.
  • verb hint, suggest
  • verb force one's way into
Example sentences :
  • The reason is all mine, I do not insinuate that it is in any way yours.'
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • You must not think, as you seem to insinuate, that in my way of life I want exercise.
  • Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
  • Do you mean to insinuate, you villain, that my wife stole her own diamonds?
  • Extract from : « Jennie Baxter, Journalist » by Robert Barr
  • I hope you don't mean to insinuate that I have but one friend!
  • Extract from : « The Elm Tree Tales » by F. Irene Burge Smith
  • Oh, there was no misunderstanding what he meant to insinuate.
  • Extract from : « Once to Every Man » by Larry Evans
  • Are you trying to insinuate that I had anything to do with these deaths?
  • Extract from : « The Crevice » by William John Burns and Isabel Ostrander
  • Do you intend to insinuate that Sir Within Wardle is insane?
  • Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever
  • Why, you tried to insinuate something that surely was not a blessing, father.
  • Extract from : « The Daltons, Volume II (of II) » by Charles James Lever
  • Do you dare to insinuate—that I know more of this plot than yourself—if plot there be?
  • Extract from : « In Kings' Byways » by Stanley J. Weyman
  • Do you insinuate that I am naturally an object for laughter?
  • Extract from : « Paul Patoff » by F. Marion Crawford

Synonyms for insinuate

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