Word a Day
circulate
What does circulate mean?
circulate (verb): to spread or disseminate.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use circulate in a sentence?
- Was there a need to circulate that news bulletin? (Tatoeba sentence #13690703 by terrywallwork, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce circulate?
/ˈsɝkjəˌleɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does circulate come from?
Borrowed from Late Latin circulātus, perfect passive participle of Late Latin circulō (“to make circular, encircle”), a later collateral form of circulor (“form a circle (of men) around oneself”), from circulus (“a circle”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to circulate
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “circulate” mean?
communicate a disease to
Not quite: that's what infect means.
to spread or disseminate
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produce or yield flowers
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to grip or grasp tightly
Not quite: that's what clutch means.
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