Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IN'TI-MATE
IN'TI-MATE, a. [L. intimus, superl. of intus, or interus, within.]
- Inmost; inward; internal; as, intimate impulse. Milton.
- Near; close. He was honored with an intimate and immediate admission. South.
- Close in friendship or acquaintance; familiar; as, an intimate friend; intimate acquaintance.
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