Pronunciation: ' in-t ə - ˌ m ā t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -mat · ed ; -mat · ing
Etymology: Late Latin intimatus, past participle of intimare to put in, announce, from Latin intimus innermost, superlative 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 \ ˌ in-t ə - ' m ā -sh ə n \ noun