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Circulate

/ˈsɚˌkju.leɪt/

To move in circles or through a circuit

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📖 Definitions of "Circulate"

verb

1
To move in circles or through a circuit
2
To cause (a person or thing) to move in circles or through a circuit
3
To move from person to person, as at a party
4
To spread or disseminate
"to circulate money or gossip"

🔄 Synonyms of "Circulate"

14 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
disseminateverb	(intransitive) To become widespread.
propagateverb	(transitive, of animals or plants) To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production.
disperseverb	(transitive, intransitive) To scatter in different directions.
diffuseverb	(transitive) To spread (something) over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
circlenoun	(geometry) A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).
broadcastnoun	Communicated, signalled, or transmitted to many people, through radio waves or electronic means.
mobilizeverb	(transitive) To assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war.
distributeverb	(transitive) To divide into portions and dispense.
pass onverb	(transitive) To convey or communicate.
circulariseverb	Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of circularize. [(intransitive) To publicize something by publishing and distributing circulars.]
circularizeverb	(transitive) To distribute a circular or circulars to.
go aroundverb	(intransitive) To move or spread from person to person.
pass aroundverb	To distribute something through a group by giving several items to one or more people to then give to others in a row, line or circle; to spread something to be used by each person in group in turn; to gather contributions for a cause.
spreadverb	(transitive) To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Circulate"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
go aroundverb	(intransitive) To move or spread from person to person.
circularizeverb	(transitive) To distribute a circular or circulars to.
disseminateverb	(intransitive) To become widespread.
propagateverb	(transitive, of animals or plants) To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production.
diffuseverb	(transitive) To spread (something) over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
spreadverb	(transitive) To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space.
mobilizeverb	(transitive) To assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war.
disperseverb	(transitive, intransitive) To scatter in different directions.
pass onverb	(transitive) To convey or communicate.
broadcastverb	(transitive) To transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means.
distributeverb	(transitive) To divide into portions and dispense.
circleverb	(geometry) A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).
circulariseverb	Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of circularize. [(intransitive) To publicize something by publishing and distributing circulars.]
pass aroundverb	To distribute something through a group by giving several items to one or more people to then give to others in a row, line or circle; to spread something to be used by each person in group in turn; to gather contributions for a cause.
circulationnoun	The act of passing from place to place or person to person; free diffusion; transmission.
circularverb	To extend in a circular direction.
movementnoun	Physical motion between points in space.
disseminationnoun	The act of disseminating, or the state of being disseminated; diffusion for propagation and permanence; a scattering or spreading abroad, as of ideas, beliefs, etc.
diffusionnoun	The act of diffusing or dispersing something, or the property of being diffused or dispersed; dispersion.
forwardverb	(transitive) To advance, promote.