INTIMATE

I. transitive verb (-mated; -mating) see: interior Date: 1522 to make known especially publicly or formally ; announce , to communicate delicately and indirectly ; hint , see: suggest ~r noun intimation noun II. adjective Etymology: alteration of obsolete intime, from Latin intimus Date: 1632 1. intrinsic , essential , belonging to or characterizing one's deepest nature, marked by very close association, contact, or familiarity , 3. marked by a warm friendship developing through long association , suggesting informal warmth or privacy , of a very personal or private nature , ~ly adverb ~ness noun III. noun Date: 1659 an ~ friend or confidant