Emily Dickinson Lexicon

IN'TI-MATE, a. [L. intimus, superl. of intus, or interus, within.]

1. Inmost; inward; internal; as, intimate impulse. Milton.
2. Near; close. He was honored with an intimate and immediate admission. South.
3. Close in friendship or acquaintance; familiar; as, an intimate friend; intimate acquaintance.