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intimate

3 entries found.

  1. 1intimate (transitive verb)
  2. 2intimate (adjective)
  3. 3intimate (noun)

Main Entry:
1in·ti·mate Listen to the pronunciation of 1intimate
Pronunciation:
\ˈin-tə-ˌmāt\
Function:
transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):
in·ti·mat·ed; in·ti·mat·ing
Etymology:
Late Latin intimatus, past participle of intimare to put in, announce, from Latin intimus innermost, superl. of Old Latin *interus inward — more at interior
Date:
1522
1 : to make known especially publicly or formally : announce 2 : to communicate delicately and indirectly : hint
synonyms see suggest
— in·ti·mat·er noun
— in·ti·ma·tion Listen to the pronunciation of intimation \ˌin-tə-ˈmā-shən\ noun
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