Main Entry:

¹in·ti·mate

Pronunciation:

\ˈin-tə-ˌmāt\

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

in·ti·mat·ed; in·ti·mat·ing

Etymology:

Late Latin intimatus, past participle of intimare to put in, announce, from Latin intimus innermost, superl. of Old Latin *interus inward — more at interior

Date:

1522

1 : to make known especially publicly or formally : announce 2 : to communicate delicately and indirectly : hint

synonyms see suggest

— in·ti·mat·er noun

— in·ti·ma·tion \ˌin-tə-ˈmā-shən\ noun