# intimated

Pronunciation: say "IN-ti-may-tid" /ˈɪn.tɪ.meɪt.ɪd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of intimate. — simple past and past participle of intimate
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of intimate. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _The director intimated that layoffs were coming, though he never said so directly._
   - _By her silence, she intimated her disapproval of the whole arrangement._

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