insinuate
/ɪnˈsɪnjueɪt/
verb
- 1
To hint; to suggest tacitly (usually something bad) while avoiding a direct statement.
“She insinuated that her friends had betrayed her.”
- 2
To creep, wind, or flow into; to enter gently, slowly, or imperceptibly, as into crevices.
- 3
(by extension) To ingratiate; to obtain access to or introduce something by subtle, cunning or artful means.
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