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circulate
('s/[@]/rk/j//@/,l/eI/t )

verb (v)

  • become widely known and passed on(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    go around, spread
    source: wordnet30
  • cause to become widely known(verb.communication)
    Example:
    Circulate a rumor.
    source: wordnet30
  • cause be distributed(verb.motion)
    Example:
    This letter is being circulated among the faculty.
    source: wordnet30
  • move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point(verb.motion)
    Example:
    Blood circulates in my veins.
    The air here does not circulate.
    source: wordnet30
  • move in circles(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    circle
    source: wordnet30
  • cause to move in a circuit or system(verb.motion)
    Example:
    The fan circulates the air in the room.
    source: wordnet30
  • move around freely(verb.motion)
    Example:
    She circulates among royalty.
    source: wordnet30
  • cause to move around(verb.change)
    Example:
    Circulate a rumor.
    Synonym:
    mobilise, mobilize
    source: wordnet30
  • To move in a circle or circuitously; to move round and return to the same point; as, the blood circulates in the body.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To cause to pass from place to place, or from person to person; to spread; as, to circulate a report; to circulate bills of credit.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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