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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.]
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1. To introduce gently or slowly, as by a winding or narrow passage, or a gentle, persistent movement.
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The water easily insinuates itself into, and placidly distends, the vessels of vegetables. Woodward.
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2. To introduce artfully; to infuse gently; to instill.
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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.
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Horace laughs to shame all follies and insinuates virtue, rather by familiar examples than by the severity of precepts. Dryden.
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3. To hint; to suggest by remote allusion; -- often used derogatorily; as, did you mean to insinuate anything?
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4. To push or work (one's self), as into favor; to introduce by slow, gentle, or artful means; to ingratiate; -- used reflexively.
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He insinuated himself into the very good grace of the Duke of Buckingham. Clarendon.

Syn. -- To instill; hint; suggest; intimate.
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In*sin"u*ate, v. i. 1. To creep, wind, or flow in; to enter gently, slowly, or imperceptibly, as into crevices.
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2. To ingratiate one's self; to obtain access or favor by flattery or cunning.
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He would insinuate with thee but to make thee sigh. Shak.
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To insinuate, flatter, bow, and bend my limbs. Shak.
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