to imply, suggest or insinuate
give to understand
SYN - adumbrate, insinuate
imply as a possibility
SYN - suggest
"She had tried to intimate the idea to her bosses without outrightly telling them so that they could present the idea as their own, since she knew if it came directly from her it would be rejected for that reason alone."
"She intimated her desire for intimacy."
"All he was trying to do was intimate that something should be done about the cost of electricity, but instead it created a fracas amongst the co-workers."
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