intimate

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intimate[1,transitive verb] intimate[3,noun]

Main Entry: ¹in·ti·mate
Pronunciation: 'in-t&-"mAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -mat·ed; -mat·ing
Etymology: Late Latin intimatus, past participle of intimare to put in, announce, from Latin intimus innermost, superlative of Old Latin *interus inward -- more at INTERIOR
1 : to make known especially publicly or formally : ANNOUNCE
2 : to communicate delicately and indirectly : HINT
synonym see SUGGEST
- in·ti·mat·er noun
- in·ti·ma·tion /"in-t&-'mA-sh&n/ noun