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in⋅ti⋅mate

2   [in-tuh-meyt]
–verb (used with object), -mat⋅ed, -mat⋅ing.
1. to indicate or make known indirectly; hint; imply; suggest.
2. Archaic. to make known; announce.
Origin:
1530–40; < LL intimātus, ptp. of intimāre to impress (upon), make known, equiv. to intim(us) inmost (see intima ) + -ātus -ate 1
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in·ti·mate 2     (ĭn'tə-māt')  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   in·ti·mat·ed, in·ti·mat·ing, in·ti·mates
  1. To make known subtly and indirectly; hint. See Synonyms at suggest.
  2. To announce; proclaim.


[Latin intimāre, intimāt-, to make known, from intimus, innermost; see en in Indo-European roots.]

in'ti·mat'er n., in'ti·ma'tion n.
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