circulate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin circulatus, past participle of Late Latin circulare (“make circular, encircle”), a later collateral form of circulari (“form a circle (of men) around oneself”), from circulus (“a circle”)

Pronunciation

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Verb

circulate (third-person singular simple present circulates, present participle circulating, simple past and past participle circulated)

  1. (intransitive) to move in circles or through a circuit
  2. (transitive) to cause (a person or thing) to move in circles or through a circuit
  3. to move from person to person, as at a party
  4. to spread or disseminate
    to circulate money or gossip
  5. to become widely known

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Translations

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Further reading

  • circulate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • circulate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Italian

Verb

circulate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of circulare
  2. second-person plural imperative of circulare
  3. feminine plural of circulato

Latin

Verb

circulāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of circulō
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