Meaning intimate
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intimatemarked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity The female spider can choose when to cut off intimate relations by eating her partner, or kicking him out. — Scientific American (Jan 31, 2012 [..]
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intimate1530s, "make known formally;" 1580s, "suggest indirectly," back-formation from intimation (which could explain the pronunciation) or else from Late Latin intimatus, past participle [..]
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intimate1650s, "familiar friend, person with whom one is intimate," from intimate (adj.). Sometimes 17c.-19c. in false Spanish form intimado. Latin intimus had a similar noun sense. Intimates as a c [..]
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intimate1630s, "closely acquainted, very familiar," also "inmost, intrinsic," from Late Latin intimatus, past participle of intimare "make known, announce, impress," from Latin i [..]
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intimatevery personal or private.
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intimateintim
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intimate(n) someone to whom private matters are confided(v) give to understand(v) imply as a possibility(adj) marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity(adj) having or fostering a warm or frien [..]
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intimateinsinuo, familiaris
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intimate1. Sex. 2. Characterized as knowing someone in a very private and personal way.
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