CIRCULATE

circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around

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

circulate

(verb) move around freely from person to person or from place to place; “She circulates among royalty”

circulate

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

circulate

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

circulate, pass around, pass on, distribute

(verb) cause to be distributed; “This letter is being circulated among the faculty”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

circulate (third-person singular simple present circulates, present participle circulating, simple past and past participle circulated)

(intransitive) to move in circles or through a circuit

(transitive) to cause (a person or thing) to move in circles or through a circuit

to move from person to person, as at a party

to spread or disseminate

to become widely known

(math) Of decimals: to repeat.

Synonyms

• put about

• spread

• disseminate

Source: Wiktionary

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Cir"cu*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ciorculated; P. pr. & vb. n. Circulating.] Etym: [L. circulatus, p. p. of circulare, v. t., to surround, make round, circulari, v. i., to gather into a circle. See Circle.]

1. To move in a circle or circuitously; to move round and return to the same point; as, the blood circulates in the body. Boyle.

2. To pass from place to place, from person to person, or from hand to hand; to be diffused; as, money circulates; a story circulates.

Circulating decimal. See Decimal.

– Circulating library, a library whose books are loaned to the public, usually at certain fixed rates.

– Circulating medium. See Medium.

Cir"cu*late, v. t.

Definition: 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. Circulating pump. See under Pump.

Syn.

– To spread; diffuse; propagate; disseminate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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