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All insinuate synonyms

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verb insinuate

  • ascribe — If you ascribe an event or condition to a particular cause, you say or consider that it was caused by that thing.
  • purport — to present, especially deliberately, the appearance of being; profess or claim, often falsely: a document purporting to be official.
  • allude — If you allude to something, you mention it in an indirect way.
  • imply — implies
  • impute — to attribute or ascribe: The children imputed magical powers to the old woman.
  • mention — to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of: Don't forget to mention her contribution to the project.
  • indicate — to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show: His hesitation really indicates his doubt about the venture.
  • refer — to direct for information or anything required: He referred me to books on astrology.
  • insert — to put or place in: to insert a key in a lock.
  • interpose — to place between; cause to intervene: to interpose an opaque body between a light and the eye.
  • foist — to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon): to foist inferior merchandise on a customer.
  • ingratiate — to establish (oneself or someone else) in the favor or good graces of someone, especially by deliberate effort (usually followed by with): He ingratiated himself with all the guests. She ingratiated her colleagues with her well-researched project proposal.
  • introduce — to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.
  • infiltrate — to filter into or through; permeate.
  • interject — to insert between other things: to interject a clarification of a previous statement.
  • infuse — to introduce, as if by pouring; cause to penetrate; instill (usually followed by into): The energetic new principal infused new life into the school.
  • instill — to infuse slowly or gradually into the mind or feelings; insinuate; inject: to instill courtesy in a child.
  • inject — to force (a fluid) into a passage, cavity, or tissue: to inject a medicine into the veins.
  • intercalate — to interpolate; interpose.
  • signify — to make known by signs, speech, or action.
  • connote — If a word or name connotes something, it makes you think of a particular idea or quality.
  • propose — to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action: to propose a new method.
  • intimate — associated in close personal relations: an intimate friend.
  • curry favor — to try to win favor by flattery, fawning, etc.
  • fill in — a full supply; enough to satisfy want or desire: to eat one's fill.
  • horn in — one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
  • edge in — a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
  • get in with — start to associate with
  • muscle in — a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body.
  • work in — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
  • suggest — to mention or introduce (an idea, proposition, plan, etc.) for consideration or possible action: The architect suggested that the building be restored.
  • hint — an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue: Give me a hint as to his identity.
  • whisper — to speak with soft, hushed sounds, using the breath, lips, etc., but with no vibration of the vocal cords.
  • wheedle — to endeavor to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words or acts: We wheedled him incessantly, but he would not consent.
  • cozy up — snugly warm and comfortable: a cozy little house.
  • instil — instill.
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