01 n. The act of intimating; also, the thing intimated.
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The act of intimating; also, the thing intimated.
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Announcement; declaration.“They made an edict with an intimation that whosoever killed a stork, should be banished.” — Holland.
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A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a remote or ambiguous reference; as, he had given only intimations of his design.“Without mentioning the king of England, or giving the least intimation that he was sent by him.” — Bp. Burnet.