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circulate

[ sur-kyuh-leyt ]

verb (used without object)

circulated, circulating.
  1. to move in a circle or circuit; move or pass through a circuit back to the starting point:

    Blood circulates throughout the body.

  2. to pass from place to place, from person to person, etc.:

    She circulated among her guests.

  3. to be distributed or sold, especially over a wide area.

    Synonyms: , ,

  4. Library Science. (of books and other materials) to be available for borrowing by patrons of a library for a specified period of time.


verb (used with object)

circulated, circulating.
  1. to cause to pass from place to place, person to person, etc.; disseminate; distribute:

    to circulate a rumor.

  2. Library Science. to lend (books and other materials) to patrons of a library for a specified period of time.

circulate

/ ˈɜːʊˌɪ /

verb

  1. 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 area
  3. 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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

circulate

  1. To move in or flow through a circle or a circuit. Blood circulates through the body as it flows out from the heart to the tissues and back again.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܱٴǰ, adjective
  • ˈˌٴǰ, noun
  • ˈˌپ, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • c·a· adjective
  • ···پ [sur, -ky, uh, -ley-tiv, -l, uh, -tiv], adjective
  • ···ٴ· [sur, -ky, uh, -l, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
  • t·c·ٱ verb intercirculated intercirculating
  • ԴDz·c·iԲ adjective
  • ԴDz·c··ٴr adjective
  • ·c·ٱ verb precirculated precirculating
  • ·c·ٱ verb recirculated recirculating
  • ܲ·c·e adjective
  • ܲ·c·iԲ adjective
  • ܲ·c·t adjective
  • ɱ-c·e adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of circulate1

1425–75 for earlier senses; 1665–75 for current senses; late Middle English < Latin ܱٳܲ (past participle of ܱī to gather round one, Medieval Latin ܱ to encircle), equivalent to circul ( us ) circle + -ٳܲ -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of circulate1

C15: from Latin ܱī to assemble in a circle, from circulus circle
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Example Sentences

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Videos and photos circulating on Telegram on Friday show a car in flames outside a block of flats.

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After circulating a flyer with Metcalf's face labeled "Protect White Americans," Lang descended on this Texas suburb to lead a rally painting Black Americans as a near-existential threat to white Americans.

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A spokesperson for Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's National Conference party said several videos showing students being harassed in colleges and other places were being circulated online.

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Documents circulated between EU states also suggest a deal could be rebranded as a "youth experience" scheme, in a bid to downplay any link to migration.

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Therefore, infectious agents released from melting ice "represents an even greater pool of genetic viral diversity to be introduced in already circulating viral populations," Andersen-Ranberg explained.

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