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circularize
(redirected from circularizing)

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cir·cu·lar·ize  (sûrky-l-rz)
tr.v. cir·cu·lar·ized, cir·cu·lar·iz·ing, cir·cu·lar·iz·es
1. To publicize with circulars.
2. To canvass or poll using a questionnaire.

circu·lar·i·zation (-lr--zshn) n.
circu·lar·izer n.

circularize, circularise [ˈsɜːkjʊləˌraɪz]
vb (tr)
1. to distribute circulars to
2. to canvass or petition (people), as for support, votes, etc., by distributing letters, etc.
3. to make circular
circularization , circularisation n
circularizer , circulariser n
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Verb1.circularize - canvass by distributing letters
canvass, poll, canvas - get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
2.circularize - canvass by using a questionnaire
canvas, canvass - solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign
3.circularize - distribute circulars to
send around - forward to others; "he is sending around an appeal for funds"
4.circularize - cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
publicize, 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 computer
sow - 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"
5.circularize - make circular
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
Translations
circularize [ˈsɜːkjʊləraɪz] VTenviar circulares a
circularize
vt persondurch Rundschreiben informieren; letter, memozirkulieren lassen
circularize [ˈsɜːkjʊləˌraɪz] vtinviare circolari a


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See BERLE & MEANS, supra note 34, at 76 ("[T]he cost of mobilizing the votes of tens or hundreds of thousands of stockholdings by circularizing them and perhaps conducting a publicity campaign, must be such as to prevent any but the most wealthy from seeking this method of seizing control [over the corporation].
For some proteins, circularizing may stabilize them and alter their activity, says Evans, noting that his company looks for enzymes that are more active, heat-tolerant, or acid-resistant than the natural versions.
The discoveries have come even as the spacecraft is primarily still in the process of circularizing its long eliptical orbit by the novel technique of aerobraking - dipping into Mars' upper atmosphere to use drag rather than rockets to alter the orbit.
 
 
 
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