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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Insinuate \In*sin"u*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Insinuated}; p. pr & vb n. {Insinuating}.] [L. insinuatus p. p. of insinuareto insinuate; pref. in- in + sinus the bosom. See {Sinuous}.] 1. To introduce gently or slowly, as by a winding or narrow passage, or a gentle, persistent movement. The water easily insinuates itself into and placidly distends, the vessels of vegetables. --Woodward. 2. To introduce artfully; to infuse gently; to instill. All the art of rhetoric, besides order and clearness, are for nothing else but to insinuate wrong ideas, move the passions, and thereby mislead the judgment. --Locke. Horace laughs to shame all follies and insinuates virtue, rather by familiar examples than by the severity of precepts. --Dryden. 3. To hint; to suggest by remote allusion; -- often used derogatorily; as did you mean to insinuate anything? 4. To push or work (one's self), as into favor; to introduce by slow, gentle, or artful means to ingratiate; -- used reflexively. He insinuated himself into the very good grace of the Duke of Buckingham. --Clarendon. Syn: To instill; hint; suggest; intimate. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Insinuating \In*sin"u*a`ting\, a. Winding, creeping, or flowing in quietly or stealthily; suggesting; winning favor and confidence insensibly. --Milton. His address was courteous, and even insinuating. --Prescott.
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