Circulate

['sɜːkjʊleɪt] or ['sɝkjəlet]

Definition

(verb.) cause to become widely known; 'spread information'; 'circulate a rumor'; 'broadcast the news'.

(verb.) move around freely; 'She circulates among royalty'.

(verb.) move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point; 'Blood circulates in my veins'; 'The air here does not circulate'.

(verb.) cause to move in a circuit or system; 'The fan circulates the air in the room'.

(verb.) cause be distributed; 'This letter is being circulated among the faculty'.

Typist: Oliver--From WordNet

Definition

(v. i.) To move in a circle or circuitously; to move round and return to the same point; as, the blood circulates in the body.

(v. i.) To pass from place to place, from person to person, or from hand to hand; to be diffused; as, money circulates; a story circulates.

(v. t.) To cause to pass from place to place, or from person to person; to spread; as, to circulate a report; to circulate bills of credit.

Typed by Gladys

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. n. [1]. Move round, move in a circle.[2]. Spread, be diffused, have currency.

v. a. Spread, diffuse, disseminate, promulgate, propagate, give currency to, spread abroad.

Editor: Ronda

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Disseminate, disuse, propagate, publish, notify, spread, travel

ANT:Suppress, avert, hush, cease, stagnate

Checked by Danny

Definition

v.t. to make to go round as in a circle: to spread: to repeat (of decimals).—v.i. to move round: to be spread about.—adj. Cir′culable capable of being circulated.—ns. Cir′culant; Circulā′tion the act of moving in a circle: the movement of the blood: the sale of a periodical: the publication of a report or of a book: the money in use at any time in a country.—adjs. Cir′culative Cir′culatory circulating.—n. Cir′culator.—Circulating library one where books are circulated among subscribers.

Edited by Edith

Examples

Typist: Virginia

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