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circulate
cir·cu·late C0364100 (sûr′kyə-lāt′)v. cir·cu·lat·ed, cir·cu·lat·ing, cir·cu·lates v.intr.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. To cause to move about or be distributed: Please circulate these fliers.
[From Middle English circulat, continuously distilled, from Latin circulātus, past participle of circulāre, to make circular, from circulus, circle; see circle.]
cir′cu·la′tive (-lā′tĭv) adj.cir′cu·la′tor n.circulate (ˈsɜːkjʊˌleɪt) vb1. to send, go, or pass from place to place or person to person: don't circulate the news. 2. to distribute or be distributed over a wide area3. to move or cause to move through a circuit, system, etc, returning to the starting point: blood circulates through the body. 4. to move in a circle: the earth circulates around the sun. [C15: from Latin circulārī to assemble in a circle, from circulus circle] ˈcircuˌlative adj ˈcircuˌlator n ˈcirculatory adjcir•cu•late (ˈsɜr kyəˌleɪt)
v. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. v.i. 1. to move in a circle or circuit; esp. through a circuit back to the starting point, as blood in the body. 2. to pass from place to place, from person to person, etc.: I circulated among the guests. 3. to be distributed or sold, esp. over a wide area. 4. (of library materials) to be available on loan for use outside library premises. v.t. 5. to cause to pass from place to place, person to person, etc.; disseminate; distribute: to circulate a report. 6. lend (def. 3). [1665–75; < Latin circulātus, past participle of circulārī to gather round one] cir′cu•la`tive (-ˌleɪ tɪv, -lə tɪv) adj. circulate
Past participle: circulated
Gerund: circulating
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| circulate | | circulate |
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| I circulate | | you circulate | | he/she/it circulates | | we circulate | | you circulate | | they circulate |
| Preterite |
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| I circulated | | you circulated | | he/she/it circulated | | we circulated | | you circulated | | they circulated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am circulating | | you are circulating | | he/she/it is circulating | | we are circulating | | you are circulating | | they are circulating |
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| I have circulated | | you have circulated | | he/she/it has circulated | | we have circulated | | you have circulated | | they have circulated |
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| I was circulating | | you were circulating | | he/she/it was circulating | | we were circulating | | you were circulating | | they were circulating |
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| I had circulated | | you had circulated | | he/she/it had circulated | | we had circulated | | you had circulated | | they had circulated |
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| I will circulate | | you will circulate | | he/she/it will circulate | | we will circulate | | you will circulate | | they will circulate |
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| I will have circulated | | you will have circulated | | he/she/it will have circulated | | we will have circulated | | you will have circulated | | they will have circulated |
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| I will be circulating | | you will be circulating | | he/she/it will be circulating | | we will be circulating | | you will be circulating | | they will be circulating |
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| I have been circulating | | you have been circulating | | he/she/it has been circulating | | we have been circulating | | you have been circulating | | they have been circulating |
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| I will have been circulating | | you will have been circulating | | he/she/it will have been circulating | | we will have been circulating | | you will have been circulating | | they will have been circulating |
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| I had been circulating | | you had been circulating | | he/she/it had been circulating | | we had been circulating | | you had been circulating | | they had been circulating |
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| I would circulate | | you would circulate | | he/she/it would circulate | | we would circulate | | you would circulate | | they would circulate |
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| I would have circulated | | you would have circulated | | he/she/it would have circulated | | we would have circulated | | you would have circulated | | they would have circulated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | circulate - become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"go around, spreaddisseminate, pass around, circulate, diffuse, broadcast, circularise, circularize, spread, disperse, propagate, distribute - cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" | | 2. | circulate - cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"disseminate, pass around, broadcast, circularise, diffuse, circularize, spread, disperse, propagate, distributepublicize, bare, publicise, air - make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare"podcast - distribute (multimedia files) over the internet for playback on a mobile device or a personal computersow - introduce into an environment; "sow suspicion or beliefs"circulate, go around, spread - become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"popularise, popularize, vulgarise, vulgarize, generalise, generalize - cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use; "They popularized coffee in Washington State"; "Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors"carry, run - include as the content; broadcast or publicize; "We ran the ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review"; "All major networks carried the press conference" | | 3. | circulate - cause be distributed; "This letter is being circulated among the faculty"pass around, distribute, pass onmove, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"send around - forward to others; "he is sending around an appeal for funds"utter - put into circulation; "utter counterfeit currency"spread out, scatter, spread - strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table" | | 4. | circulate - move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point; "Blood circulates in my veins"; "The air here does not circulate"ventilate - circulate through and freshen; "The gust of air ventilated the room"course, flow, run, feed - move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" | | 5. | circulate - move in circlescirclego, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"orb, orbit, revolve - move in an orbit; "The moon orbits around the Earth"; "The planets are orbiting the sun"; "electrons orbit the nucleus"troll - circulate, move aroundloop - fly loops, perform a loop; "the stunt pilot looped his plane"loop - move in loops; "The bicycle looped around the tree" | | 6. | circulate - cause to move in a circuit or system; "The fan circulates the air in the room"move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"convect - circulate hot air by convection | | 7. | circulate - move around freely; "She circulates among royalty"go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"drift - move in an unhurried fashion; "The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests" | | 8. | circulate - cause to move around; "circulate a rumor"mobilise, mobilizemove, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
circulateverb1. spread, issue, publish, broadcast, distribute, diffuse, publicize, propagate, disseminate, promulgate, make known Public employees are circulating a petition calling for his reinstatement.2. get around, spread, go around Rumours were already beginning to circulate about redundancies in the company.3. flow, revolve, rotate, radiate Cooking odours can circulate throughout the entire house.4. mingle, socialize Let me get you something to drink, then I must circulate.circulateverb1. To move freely as a liquid:course, flow, run, stream.2. To extend over a wide area:diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, radiate, scatter, spread, strew.3. To become known far and wide:get around, go around, spread, travel.Idiom: go the rounds.4. To make (information) generally known:advertise, blaze, blazon, broadcast, bruit, disseminate, noise, promulgate, propagate, spread.Idioms: spread far and wide, spread the word.5. To pass (something) out:disperse, disseminate, distribute, hand out.Translationscirculate (ˈsəːkjuleit) verb1. to (cause to) go round in a fixed path coming back to a starting-point. Blood circulates through the body. 循環 循环2. to (cause to) spread or pass around (news etc). There's a rumour circulating that she is getting married. 散佈，流傳 流传，散布 ˌcircuˈlation noun 循環 循环ˈcirculatory (-lə-) adjective 循環的 循环的circulate
circulate among (someone or something)To move through or within a group of people or things. Here, take this tray of hors d'oeuvres and circulate among the guests in the living room. There's a rumor circulating among the press corps that the senator is going to resign.See also: among, circulatecirculate through (something)1. Of a liquid, to travel through a system or network of pipes. Water doesn't seem to be circulating through the pipes from this point on, so there must be a clog.2. To move through or within a group of people or things. Here, take this tray of hors d'oeuvres and circulate through the guests in the living room. There's a rumor circulating through the press corps that the senator is going to resign.See also: circulate, throughcirculate among someone or somethingto move at random within a gathering of people or things. Karen circulated among the guests, serving drinks. The guests circulated among the various rooms in the house.See also: among, circulatecirculate something through somethingto route something through something; to make something travel through something. Walter circulated the memo from the boss through the department. I would like for you to circulate this through the members of the club.See also: circulate, throughcirculate through something 1. Lit. [for a fluid in a closed system of pipes or tubes] to flow through the various pathways of pipes and tubes. Cold water circulates through the entire building and keeps it cool. Blood circulates through the veins and arteries, reaching all parts of the body. 2. Fig. to move through a group of people or an area, from person to person. Rumors circulated through the department about Tom's retirement. Please circulate through the room and hand out these papers to each person.See also: circulate, throughcirculate
circulate (sûr′kyə-lāt′)v. circu·lated, circu·lating, circu·lates v.intr.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. To cause to move about or be distributed: Please circulate these fliers.
cir′cu·la′tive (-lā′tĭv) adj.cir′cu·la′tor n.FinancialSeecirculationAcronymsSeeCIRcirculate
Related to circulate: circulate throughSynonyms for circulateverb spreadSynonyms- spread
- issue
- publish
- broadcast
- distribute
- diffuse
- publicize
- propagate
- disseminate
- promulgate
- make known
verb get aroundSynonyms- get around
- spread
- go around
verb flowSynonymsverb mingleSynonymsSynonyms for circulateverb to move freely as a liquidSynonymsverb to extend over a wide areaSynonyms- diffuse
- disperse
- disseminate
- distribute
- radiate
- scatter
- spread
- strew
verb to become known far and wideSynonyms- get around
- go around
- spread
- travel
verb to make (information) generally knownSynonyms- advertise
- blaze
- blazon
- broadcast
- bruit
- disseminate
- noise
- promulgate
- propagate
- spread
verb to pass (something) outSynonyms- disperse
- disseminate
- distribute
- hand out
Synonyms for circulateverb become widely known and passed onSynonymsRelated Words- disseminate
- pass around
- circulate
- diffuse
- broadcast
- circularise
- circularize
- spread
- disperse
- propagate
- distribute
- go
- locomote
- move
- travel
verb cause to become widely knownSynonyms- disseminate
- pass around
- broadcast
- circularise
- diffuse
- circularize
- spread
- disperse
- propagate
- distribute
Related Words- publicize
- bare
- publicise
- air
- podcast
- sow
- circulate
- go around
- spread
- popularise
- popularize
- vulgarise
- vulgarize
- generalise
- generalize
- carry
- run
verb cause be distributedSynonyms- pass around
- distribute
- pass on
Related Words- move
- displace
- send around
- utter
- spread out
- scatter
- spread
verb move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting pointRelated Words- ventilate
- course
- flow
- run
- feed
verb move in circlesSynonymsRelated Words- go
- locomote
- move
- travel
- orb
- orbit
- revolve
- troll
- loop
verb cause to move in a circuit or systemRelated Wordsverb move around freelyRelated Words- go
- locomote
- move
- travel
- drift
verb cause to move aroundSynonymsRelated Words |