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   circulate

   /ˈsəːkjʊleɪt/

   verb

   • 1. move continuously or freely through a closed system or area: "antibodies circulate in the bloodstream" Similar flowcoursemove roundgo round
   • ▪ move around a social function in order to talk to many different people: "the couple circulated, chatting to their guests" Similar socializemingle
   • 2. pass from place to place or person to person: "rumours of his arrest circulated" Similar spreadspread aboutspread aroundpass aroundpass oncommunicatedisseminatetransmitmake knownairput aboutbandy aboutmake publicbroadcastpublicizeadvertisepublishpostpropagatepromulgateblazon abroadnoise abroaddistributegive outissuepurveyliterary:bruit about/abroadspreadbe passed aroundget aroundgo the rounds
   • ▪ send copies of a letter or leaflet to (a group of people): "tutors were circulated with the handout"

   Word Origin late 15th century (as an alchemical term meaning ‘distil something in a closed container, allowing condensed vapour to return to the original liquid’): from Latin circulat- ‘moved in a circular path’, from the verb circulare, from circulus ‘small ring’ (see circle). circulate (sense 1) dates from the mid 17th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. circulative adjective
   • 2. circulator noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCIRCULATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • English (US)

     to go around or through something, or to make something go...

   • Znaczenie Circulate, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     CIRCULATE definicja: 1. to go around or through something,...

   • Traditional

     CIRCULATE translate: （使）循環;（使）流通;（使）傳遞;（使）散佈, （在聚會上）周旋....

   • Circulate: French Translation

     circulate translate: (faire) circuler, circuler, diffuser,...

   • Circulate: Indonesian Translation

     CIRCULATE translate: beredar, berputar, mengedarkan. Learn...

   • Circulate: Polish Translation

     CIRCULATE translate: krążyć, rozsyłać, krążyć, krążyć,...

   • Circulate: Catalan Translation

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   • Circulate: Malay Translation

     CIRCULATE translate: peredaran, sebar. Learn more in the...

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   Circulate definition: to move in a circle or circuit; move or pass through a circuit back to the starting point. See examples of CIRCULATE used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCIRCULATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   To circulate is to move continuously in a specific circuit, often in a circle. A ceiling fan circulates cool air around the room on a warm day. Blood circulates through your body, pumped from your heart through veins and arteries — your circulatory system — and delivering oxygen to your tissues.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCIRCULATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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