quasiintimated

verb (used with object), in·ti·mat·ed, in·ti·mat·ing.

to indicate or make known indirectly; hint; imply; suggest.

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

Related forms

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

Can be confused: intimate, intimidate.

Synonyms
1. See hint.

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intimate¹ (ˈɪntɪmɪt)

—*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)

—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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Word Origin & History

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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