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intimation Definition


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intimate2
verb intimated, intimating
    1. To announce or make known.
    2. To hint or suggest indirectly.
      Thesaurus: imply, hint, suggest, allude, insinuate, infer.
Derivative: intimation
noun
    A hint or indirect suggestion
      Thesaurus: implication, hint, suggestion, allusion, insinuation, indication, inkling, clue.
Etymology: 16c: from Latin intimare, intimatum.



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