What does insinuare in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word insinuare in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use insinuare in Italian.

The word insinuare in Italian means insert, run, insinuate, suggest, plant, insinuate yourself, spread, instill doubt that. To learn more, please see the details below.

Listen to pronunciation

Meaning of the word insinuare

insert, run

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (infilare gradualmente)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
L'elettricista insinuò il cavo lentamente all'interno del tubo.
The electrician inserted the cable slowly inside the tube.

insinuate, suggest, plant

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (idea, sentimento: suscitare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La madre seppe insinuargli dubbi riguardo alla sua storia d'amore.
His mother managed to plant doubts in him in regard to his love affair.

insinuate yourself

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (strisciare, infilarsi)

(transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.")
Il serpente riuscì a insinuarsi all'interno dell'armadio.
The snake managed to insinuate itself inside the wardrobe.

spread

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (figurato (diffondersi, farsi strada)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Tra la popolazione si è insinuato un certo malcontento per le politiche del governo.
A certain discontent with the policies of government has spread throughout the population.

instill doubt that

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Let's learn Italian

So now that you know more about the meaning of insinuare in Italian, you can learn how to use them through selected examples and how to read them. And remember to learn the related words that we suggest. Our website is constantly updating with new words and new examples so you can look up the meanings of other words you don't know in Italian.

Do you know about Italian

Italian (italiano) is a Romance language and is spoken by about 70 million people, most of whom live in Italy. Italian uses the Latin alphabet. The letters J, K, W, X and Y do not exist in the standard Italian alphabet, but they still appear in loanwords from Italian. Italian is the second most widely spoken in the European Union with 67 million speakers (15% of the EU population) and it is spoken as a second language by 13.4 million EU citizens (3%). Italian is the principal working language of the Holy See, serving as the lingua franca in the Roman Catholic hierarchy. An important event that helped to the spread of Italian was Napoleon's conquest and occupation of Italy in the early 19th century. This conquest spurred the unification of Italy several decades later and pushed the language of the Italian language. Italian became a language used not only among secretaries, aristocrats and the Italian courts, but also by the bourgeoisie.