insinuate, v.
(insinuated, insinuates, insinuating)
(insinuated, insinuates, insinuating)
give to understand
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
adumbrate insinuate intimate
sample sentences
"I insinuated that I did not like his wife"verb frames
Somebody ----s that CLAUSEThey %s that there was a traffic accident
verb frames
Somebody ----s that CLAUSEverb frames
Somebody ----s that CLAUSEThey %s that there was a traffic accident
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derivationally related form
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derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner
<verb.motion>
insinuate
sample sentences
"He insinuated himself into the conversation of the people at the nearby table"verb frames
Somebody ----s somebody
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hypernym