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insinuer.

insinuate (make way for by subtle means)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɛ̃.si.nɥe/
  1. insinuate (make way for by subtle means)

  2. insinuate; hint

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *sinos Proto-Italic *sinus Latin sinus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin sinuō Latin īnsinuōlbor. Old French insinuer Middle French insinuer French insinuer Inherited from Middle French insinuer, from Old French insinuer, a learned borrowing from Latin īnsinuō, from in- or sinuō (“to bend, curve”).

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