circulate
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
< Latin circulatus, pp. of circulare (“‘make circular, encircle’”), a later collateral form of circulari (“‘form a circle (of men) around one's self’”) < circulus (“‘a circle’”)
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[edit] Verb
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to circulate (third-person singular simple present circulates, present participle circulating, simple past and past participle circulated)
- to move, or cause something 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
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[edit] Translations
to move, or cause something to move, in circles or through a circuit
to spread or disseminate
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[edit] External links
- circulate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- circulate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
