2. Verb. (third-person singular of intimate) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Intimates
1. intimate [v] - See also: intimate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Intimates
Literary usage of Intimates
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York by Daniel Defoe (1790)
"I fay, when I came thither, I found the young woman I have mentioned above, and
William Atkins's, wife, were become intimates; and this prudent, ..."
2. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1904)
"The man who dwelt within, however, and whom only his most cherished intimates
ever really knew, was genial, tender-hearted, kindly, and, more than that, ..."
3. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by John Beauchamp Jones (1866)
"Mr. Foote intimates that the President will not return to Richmond, and did not
intend to return. ..."
4. The Life of Thomas Jefferson by Henry Stephens Randall (1858)
"... and Particulars of their Interview—Genet intimates the Vessel will not sail
before the President's Return—Cabinet Meeting, July 8th—President's Return ..."
5. Diary of the American Revolution: From Newspapers and Original Documents by Frank Moore (1860)
"The roads and passages are guarded with armed men, who indiscriminately lay hold
of all passengers, against whom any of the party intimates the least ..."
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