Intimate and Refer

Intimate

Intimate verb - To convey an idea indirectly.
Usage example: trying to intimate that there was more going on than anyone knew

Refer and intimate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Refer" instead a verb "Intimate".

Refer

Refer verb - To have a relation or connection.

Intimate and refer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Intimate" instead a verb "Refer".

Common collocations

times intimate times refer times

Both words in one sentence

  • Analysis / Friendship Is Magic: Background Ponies Generally ponies portrayed as her close friends will refer to her as either Octy or Tavi, with the exact nickname varying from fic to fic, and a few even suggesting that one nickname is more intimate than the other.
  • Nature Spirit In The Gamer's Alliance, nymphs are agile female creatures with ebony skin and cat-like eyes who are in tune with nature, live in Libaterran forests and have intimate encounters with travellers, which makes books of lore refer to a nymph as the "ranger's fondest conquest".
    Source: Nature Spirit
  • Nature Spirit: Nymphs are an agile all-female race with ebony skin and cat-like eyes who are in tune with nature, often live in forests and have intimate encounters with travellers, which makes books of lore refer to a nymph as the "ranger's fondest conquest".
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