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Intimate comes from early 17th century (as a noun): from late Latin intimatus, past participle of Latin intimare'impress, make familiar,' from intimus 'inmost.' As a verb, early 16th century: from late Latin intimate- 'made known,' from the verb intimare, the noun intimation dates from late Middle English.

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