He insinuated that she lied.
他暗指她说谎。
In the following sentence, choose the word that is closest in meaning to “insinuate”: The politician tried to insinuate that his opponent was not trustworthy without directly saying it.
C — suggest. “insinuate” means v. suggest without stating directly
He did not accuse her directly, but he tried to ______ that she had lied.
C — insinuate. “insinuate” means v. suggest without stating directly
insinuate — v. suggest without stating directly. In Chinese: 含沙射影地说，暗示.
insinuate is pronounced /ɪnˈsɪnjueɪt/. It breaks into 4 syllables: in · sin · u · ate.
He insinuated that she lied. (他暗指她说谎。)
suggest, imply — all close in meaning to insinuate (v. suggest without stating directly).
Yes. insinuate appears on the iSEE Vocab Middle list, which covers nearly 700 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
in(enter)+sinu(bend)+ate