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circulate
[ sur-kyuh-leyt ]
verb (used without object)
- to move in a circle or circuit; move or pass through a circuit back to the starting point:
Blood circulates throughout the body.
- to pass from place to place, from person to person, etc.:
She circulated among her guests.
- to be distributed or sold, especially over a wide area.
Synonyms: promulgate, lay, disperse
- Library Science. (of books and other materials) to be available for borrowing by patrons of a library for a specified period of time.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to pass from place to place, person to person, etc.; disseminate; distribute:
to circulate a rumor.
- Library Science. to lend (books and other materials) to patrons of a library for a specified period of time.
circulate
/ ˈsɜːkjʊˌleɪt /
verb
- to send, go, or pass from place to place or person to person
don't circulate the news
- to distribute or be distributed over a wide area
- to move or cause to move through a circuit, system, etc, returning to the starting point
blood circulates through the body
- to move in a circle
the earth circulates around the sun
circulate
/ sûr′kyə-lāt′ /
- To move in or flow through a circle or a circuit. Blood circulates through the body as it flows out from the heart to the tissues and back again.
Derived Forms
- ˈcirculatory, adjective
- ˈcircuˌlator, noun
- ˈcircuˌlative, adjective
Other Words From
- circu·lata·ble adjective
- cir·cu·la·tive [sur, -ky, uh, -ley-tiv, -l, uh, -tiv], adjective
- cir·cu·la·to·ry [sur, -ky, uh, -l, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
- inter·circu·late verb intercirculated intercirculating
- non·circu·lating adjective
- non·circu·la·tory adjective
- pre·circu·late verb precirculated precirculating
- re·circu·late verb recirculated recirculating
- un·circu·lated adjective
- un·circu·lating adjective
- un·circu·lative adjective
- well-circu·lated adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of circulate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of circulate1
Example Sentences
A list of items almost 100 pages long is being circulated that features meat, dairy, fruit, wine and spirits, toilet seats, wood, coats, swimwear, nightdresses, shoes, chandeliers and lawnmowers.
Of all human-infecting pathogens, measles has the highest basic reproduction number; that is, the average number of people who will be infected by a single case in a freely circulating population.
It was quickly circulated online and used to support anti-vaccine conspiracies and misinformation.
The review rejected its approach of circulating the names of requesters who had asked the same questions of several departments – a so-called round robin requester – to help it coordinate similar responses.
When reports of an infected Orange County infant carrying measles through Los Angeles International Airport began to circulate Friday, that curiosity turn to panic in some households.
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