circulate
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin circulatus, past participle of circulare (“make circular, encircle”), a later collateral form of circulari (“form a circle (of men) around one's self”), from circulus (“a circle”)
Pronunciation [edit]
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Verb [edit]
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 circulate money or gossip
- to become widely known
Synonyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
to move in circles
to spread or disseminate
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External links [edit]
- circulate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- circulate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Italian [edit]
Verb [edit]
circulate
- second-person plural present indicative of circulare
- second-person plural imperative of circulare
- feminine plural of circulato
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
circulāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of circulō
