communicate

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Etymology [edit]

From Latin commūnicātus, perfect passive participle of commūnicō (share, impart; make common), from commūnis (common).

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communicate (third-person singular simple present communicates, present participle communicating, simple past and past participle communicated)

  1. (transitive, now formal) To impart or transmit (to another); to give a share of.
    The disease was mainly communicated via rats and other vermin.
    The strong scent of onions was communicated to his fingers.
  2. (transitive) To impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell.
    It is vital that I communicate this information to you.
  3. (transitive, archaic) To share (in); to have in common, to partake of.
    We shall now consider those functions of intelligence which man communicates with the higher beasts.
  4. (intransitive) To receive or take part in Holy Communion.
    She attended church, but did not communicate at mass.
  5. (intransitive) To express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means; to have intercourse, to exchange information.
    Many deaf people communicate with sign language.
    I feel I hardly know him; I just wish he'd communicate with me a little more.

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commūnicāte

  1. first-person plural present active imperative of commūnicō