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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. 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. 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.

  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.