intimate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Verb 1.5.1 Translations 1.6 Related terms 1.7 External links 2 Italian 2.1 Verb

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin intimare (“‘to put or bring into, to impress, to make familiar’”) < intimus (“‘inmost, innermost, most intimate’”), superlative of intus (“‘within’”) < in (“‘in’”); see interior.

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• Adjective and noun:
  • ĭn'tĭmət, /ˈɪntɪmət/, /"IntIm@t/
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• Verb:
  • ĭn'tĭmāt, /ˈɪntɪmeɪt/, /"IntImeIt/
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[edit] Adjective

intimate (comparative more intimate, superlative most intimate)

1. Closely acquainted; familiar.

   He and his sister deeply valued their intimate relationship as they didn't have much else to live for.

2. Of or involved in a sexual relationship.

   She enjoyed some intimate time alone with her husband.

3. Personal, private.

   an intimate friend

   an intimate setting

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intimate (plural intimates)

1. A very close friend.

   Only a couple of intimates had ever read his writing.

2. (in plural intimates) Women's underwear, sleepwear, or lingerie, especially offered for sale in a store.

   You'll find bras and panties in the women's intimates section upstairs.

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to intimate (third-person singular simple present intimates, present participle intimating, simple past and past participle intimated)

1. (transitive) To suggest or disclose discreetly.

   He intimated that we should leave before the argument escalated.

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• intimacy
• intimation

[edit] External links

• intimate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• intimate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] Verb

intimate

1. Second-person plural present tense of intimare.
2. Second-person plural imperative of intimare.
3. Feminine plural of intimato.