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Circulate Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Circulate has 7 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

become widely known and passed on

"the rumor spread"

"the story went around in the office"

2

cause to become widely known

"spread information"

"circulate a rumor"

"broadcast the news"

3

cause to be distributed

"This letter is being circulated among the faculty"

4

move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point

"Blood circulates in my veins"

"The air here does not circulate"

5

cause to move in a circuit or system

"The fan circulates the air in the room"

6

move around freely from person to person or from place to place

"She circulates among royalty"

7

to move in circles or through a circuit

"The crowd began to circulate around the stage as the band finished their final song."

Example Sentences
"the rumor spread" verb
"the story went around in the office" verb
"spread information" verb
"circulate a rumor" verb
"broadcast the news" verb
"This letter is being circulated among the faculty" verb
"Blood circulates in my veins" verb
"The air here does not circulate" verb
"The fan circulates the air in the room" verb
"She circulates among royalty" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
travel publicize move run
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
podcast sow popularize carry send around utter spread ventilate convect drift
Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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