及物动词

1. 含沙射影地说;旁敲侧击地指出;暗示
If you say that someone insinuates that something bad is the case, you mean that they say it in an indirect way.

1. give to understand

e.g. I insinuated that I did not like his wife

Synonym: intimateadumbrate

2. introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner

e.g. He insinuated himself into the conversation of the people at the nearby table