Definition of "insinuate" in English

verb

1. To hint; to suggest tacitly (usually something bad) while avoiding a direct statement.

   • She insinuated that her friends had betrayed her.

2. (rare) To creep, wind, or flow into; to enter gently, slowly, or imperceptibly, as into crevices.

   • 1728-1729, John Woodward, An Attempt towards a Natural History of the Fossils of England Water will insinuate itself into Flints through certain imperceptible Cracks

3. (figurative, by extension) To ingratiate; to obtain access to or introduce something by subtle, cunning or artful means.

adjective

1. (as a participle) Insinuated.