preintimation

in·ti·mate

2 [in-tuh-meyt]
verb (used with object), in·ti·mat·ed, in·ti·mat·ing.
1.
to indicate or make known indirectly; hint; imply; suggest.
2.
Archaic. to make known; announce.

Origin:
1530–40; < Late Latin intimātus, past participle of intimāre to impress (upon), make known, equivalent to intim(us) inmost (see intima) + -ātus -ate1

in·ti·mat·er, noun
in·ti·ma·tion, noun
pre·in·ti·ma·tion, noun
qua·si-in·ti·mat·ed, adjective
un·in·ti·mat·ed, adjective

intimate, intimidate.


1. See hint.
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intimate1 (ˈɪntɪmɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj (foll by with) (foll by with)
1.  characterized by a close or warm personal relationship: an intimate friend
2.  deeply personal, private, or secret
3.  euphemistic having sexual relations (with)
4.  a.  having a deep or unusual knowledge (of)
 b.  (of knowledge) deep; extensive
5.  having a friendly, warm, or informal atmosphere: an intimate nightclub
6.  of or relating to the essential part or nature of something; intrinsic
7.  denoting the informal second person of verbs and pronouns in French and other languages
 
n
8.  a close friend
 
[C17: from Latin intimus very close friend, from (adj): innermost, deepest, from intus within]
 
'intimately1
 
adv
 
'intimateness1
 
n

intimate2 (ˈɪntɪˌmeɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to hint; suggest
2.  to proclaim; make known
 
[C16: from Late Latin intimāre to proclaim, from Latin intimus innermost]
 
'intimater2
 
n

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intimate
1630s, "closely acquainted, very familiar," from L.L. intimatus, pp. of intimare "make known, announce, impress," from L. intimus "inmost" (adj.), "close friend" (n.), superl. of in "in." Used euphemistically of women's underwear from 1904.

intimate
1530s, back formation from intimation (q.v.).
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