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单词 pre-intimate
释义 pre-intimate, v.|priːˈɪntɪmeɪt|
[f. pre- A. 1 + intimate v.]
trans. To intimate beforehand or in advance. So pre-intiˈmation, previous intimation, a suggestion beforehand.
a1821T. Scott Comm. Josh. ix. 27 The transaction..pre-intimated their admission into the church.1828Webster cites T. Scott for Preintimation.1896J. E. Rankin in Chicago Advance 30 Jan. 165/1 Her cheerfulness and evenness of temper..preintimate what she may become when thoroughly taught and trained.1923J. W. Harvey tr. Otto's Idea of Holy xx. 171 This is nothing else than the pure impulsion to redemption, and the pre-intimation and anticipation of a boded ‘good’.1925Law Reports: Appeal Cases 730 Expressing the matter in my own words, I would say that a threat is a pre-intimation of proposed action of some sort.
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