insinuation vs know

insinuation

noun
  • That which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion, innuendo or intimation by distant allusion 

  • The act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in. 

  • The act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means; — formerly used in a good sense, as of friendly influence or interposition. 

  • The art or power of gaining good will by a prepossessing manner. 

know

noun
  • Knowledge; the state of knowing; now confined to the fixed phrase ‘in the know’ 

  • Knowledge; the state of knowing. 

verb
  • To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that. 

  • To experience. 

  • To understand or have a grasp of through experience or study. 

  • To be or become aware or cognizant. 

  • To be able to play or perform (a song or other piece of music). 

  • To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered. 

  • To be aware of; to be cognizant of. 

  • To recognize as the same (as someone or something previously encountered) after an absence or change. 

  • To have knowledge; to have information, be informed. 

How often have the words insinuation and know occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )