单词 | pre-intimate |
释义 | pre-intimatev. Now rare. transitive. To intimate beforehand. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > intimation or making known > intimate or make known (something) [verb (transitive)] > in advance warnc1275 warnisha1400 premonisha1530 pre-advertise1611 pre-intimate1788 tip1891 1788 T. Scott in Holy Bible Josh. ix. 23 (note) The whole [transaction]..pre-intimated their admission into the church. 1859 W. B. Pope tr. E. R. Steir Words of Lord Jesus (new ed.) II. 200 The last parable speaks of the separation and trial at the end, as was preintimated in the second. 1896 J. 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. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1788 |
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