In"ti*mate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intimated (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Intimating.]
[L. intimatus, p. p. of
intimare to put, bring, drive, or press into, to announce, make known, from intimus the inmost. See Intimate, a.]
1. To announce; to declare; to publish; to communicate; to make known. [Obs.]
He, incontinent, did proclaim and intimate open war.
E. Hall. So both conspiring 'gan to intimate
Each other's grief.
Spenser.
2. To suggest obscurely or indirectly; to refer to
remotely; to give slight notice of; to hint; as, he intimated his intention of resigning his office.
The names of simple ideas and substances, with the abstract ideas in the mind, intimate some real existence, from which was derived their original pattern.
Locke.
In"ti*mate , n. An intimate friend or associate; a confidant. Gov. of the Tongue.
In"ti*mate (?), a. [Formerly intime, L. intimus, a superl. corresponding to the compar. interior:
cf. F. intime. The form intimate is due to confusion with intimate, v. t. See Interior.]
1. Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty. "I knew from intimate impulse."
Milton.
2. Near;
close; direct; thorough; complete.
He was honored with an intimate and immediate admission.
South. 3. Close in friendship or acquaintance; familiar; confidential; as, an intimate friend.
Syn.
-- Familiar; near; friendly; confidential.
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