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circulate

/ circulate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
cause to become widely known
"spread information"
"circulate a rumor"
"broadcast the news"
Type of:
publicize publicise air
Kinds of:
sow sough popularize popularise vulgarize
Derived:
dispersion dispersal dissemination diffusion spread
Verb group:
go around spread
Causes:
go around spread
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
move around freely
"She circulates among royalty"
Type of:
travel go move
Kinds of:
drift
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
"Blood circulates in my veins"
"The air here does not circulate"
Type of:
run flow feed
Kinds of:
ventilate
Derived:
circulation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 4
cause to move in a circuit or system
"The fan circulates the air in the room"
Type of:
move displace
Kinds of:
convect
Derived:
circulation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
cause to be distributed
"This letter is circulating among the faculty"
Type of:
move displace
Kinds of:
send around utter spread scatter spread out
Derived:
circular handbill bill broadside broadsheet
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
verb Sense 6
move in circles
Type of:
travel go move
Kinds of:
orbit revolve troll loop
Derived:
circle round lap circuit
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 7
cause to move around
"circulate a rumor"
Type of:
move displace
Derived:
circulation
Causes:
move
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 8
become widely known and passed on
"the rumor spread"
"the story went around in the office"
Type of:
travel go move
Derived:
scatter spread spreading
Verb group:
circularize circularise distribute disseminate propagate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Semantic Complexity
76%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
68
Times Searched
2
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publicize publicise air sow sough popularize popularise vulgarize travel go move drift