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Originally Posted by northcrunk
What does intimate mean?
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1in·ti·mate verb \ˈin-tə-ˌmāt\
: to say or suggest (something) in an indirect way
transitive verb
1: to make known especially publicly or formally : announce
2: to communicate delicately and indirectly : hint
— in·ti·mat·er noun
— in·ti·ma·tion noun
Examples of INTIMATE
<trying to intimate that there was more going on than anyone knew>
Is he really—as his advisers keep intimating to Western journalists—a serious reformer waiting to emerge from the closet? —Murray Scot Tanner, Newsweek, 6 May 2002