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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
    • 2. pass from place to place or person to person: "rumours of his arrest circulated" Similar spreadspread aboutspread aroundpass around

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  2. to go around or through something, or to make something go around or through something: Hot water circulates through the heating system. I've circulated a good luck card for everyone to sign. to move around at a party, etc., talking to different people : I try to circulate at a party and not just stay with the friends I came with.

  3. The meaning of CIRCULATE is to move in a circle, circuit, or orbit; especially : to follow a course that returns to the starting point. How to use circulate in a sentence.

  4. 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. to go around or through something, or to make something go around or through something: Hot water circulates through the heating system. I've circulated a good luck card for everyone to sign. to move around at a party, etc., talking to different people : I try to circulate at a party and not just stay with the friends I came with.

  6. circulate. (sɜːʳkjʊleɪt ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense circulates , present participle circulating , past tense, past participle circulated. 1. verb. If a piece of writing circulates or is circulated, copies of it are passed round among a group of people.

  7. 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.

  8. 1. To move in or flow through a circle or circuit: blood circulating through the body. 2. To move around, as from person to person or place to place: a guest circulating at a party. 3. To move about or flow freely, as air. 4. To spread widely among persons or places; disseminate: Gossip tends to circulate quickly. v.tr.

  9. /ˈsɜːrkjəleɪt/ Verb Forms. [intransitive, transitive] when a liquid, gas or air circulates or is circulated, it moves continuously around a place or system. The condition prevents the blood from circulating freely. circulate something Cooled air is circulated throughout the building. Extra Examples. Topics Biology c1, Physics and chemistry c1.

  10. CIRCULATE definition: 1. If information circulates, a lot of people hear about it: 2. to give or send information to a…. Learn more.

  11. 1. If a piece of writing circulates or is circulated, copies of it are passed round among a group of people. [...] 2. If something such as a rumour circulates or is circulated, the people in a place tell it to each other. [...] 3. When something circulates, it moves easily and freely within a closed place or system. [...] More.