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means Either very personal and closely familiar, or (as a verb) to hint at something indirectly rather than say it outright.

from From Latin intimus, 'innermost' or 'deepest,' the superlative of inter ('within'). The adjective came into English directly carrying that sense of inner closeness. The verb 'intimate' arrived via the Latin verb intimare, 'to put into' or 'announce,' from that same root — the idea being you're pressing something into the innermost part of someone's understanding, gently, rather than stating it plainly.