verb
- Introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner.
- usage: "He insinuated himself into the conversation of the people at the nearby table"
- synonyms: insinuate
- Give to understand.
- usage: "I insinuated that I did not like his wife"
adjective
- Calculated to please or gain favor.
- usage: "a smooth ingratiating manner"
- synonyms: ingratiating, ingratiatory
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