give to understand in English

give the impression, lead to believe

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1. Give to understand Familiarity information: Adumbrate used as a verb is rare.

2. Adumbrate v 1: describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of; "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas" [syn: sketch, outline, Adumbrate] 2: give to understand; "I insinuated that I did not like his wife" [syn: intimate, Adumbrate, insinuate]

3. Adumbrate: 1 v describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of Synonyms: outline , sketch Types: block out indicate roughly Type of: depict , describe , draw give a description of v give to understand Synonyms: insinuate , intimate Type of: hint , suggest drop a hint; intimate by a hint