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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Intimate \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Intimate \In"ti*mate\, n. An intimate friend or associate; a confidant. --Gov. of the Tongue. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Intimate \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: intimate adj 1: very close in friendship or affection; "a bosom buddy"; "an intimate friendship" [syn: {bosom(a)}] 2: showing profound and detailed knowledge and understanding as from long study; "an intimate knowledge of criminal law" 3: indicating knowledge of personal details that only a close confidant could have "an intimate biography"; "intimate details of their relationship" 4: having or fostering a warm or friendly atmosphere; especially through smallness and informality; "had a cozy chat"; "a relaxed informal manner"; "an intimate cocktail lounge"; "the small room was cozy and intimate" [syn: {cozy}, {informal}] 5: having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship; "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders" [syn: {familiar}] 6: involved in a sexual relationship; "the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife"; "she had been intimate with many men" [syn: {sexual}] 7: innermost or essential; "the inner logic of Cubism"; "the internal contradictions of the theory"; "the intimate structure of matter" [syn: {inner}, {internal}] 8: thoroughly acquainted with through study or experience; "this girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson; "knowledgeable about the technique of painting"- Herbert Read [syn: {intimate with(p)}, {knowledgeable}, {knowledgeable about(p)}] 9: closely interconnected or interrelated; "the intimate relations...beween economics, politics, and legal principles"- V.L.Parrington n : someone to whom private matters are confided [syn: {confidant}] v 1: give to understand [syn: {adumbrate}, {insinuate}] 2: imply as a possibility; "The evidence suggests a need for more clarification" [syn: {suggest}]
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