cir·cu·late (sûr ky -l t )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 circul tus, past participle of circulre, to make circular, from circulus, circle; see circle.]cir cu·lative (-lt v) adj.cir cu·lator n. |
circulate [ˈsɜːkjʊˌleɪt]
vb
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
[from Latin circulārī to assemble in a circle, from circulus circle]
circulative adj
circulator n
circulatory adj
| circulate (sûrky-lt) 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. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | circulate - become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office" disseminate, 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, distribute 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" | |
| 3. | circulate - cause be distributed; "This letter is being circulated among the faculty" 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" 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" | |
| 5. | circulate - move in circles 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" 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 around loop - 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" |
circulate
verb
1. 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.
Translations
circulate [ˈsɜːkjʊleɪt]
A. VI (gen) → circular
B. VT (gen) → poner en circulación; [+ letter, papers etc] → hacer circular; [+ news] → hacer circular
circulate [ˈsɜːrkjʊleɪt]
circulate
vi
(water, blood, money) → fließen, zirkulieren; (traffic) → fließen; (news, rumour) → kursieren, in Umlauf sein
v circulate [ˈsəːkjuleit]
1 to (cause to) go round in a fixed path coming back to a starting-point Blood circulates through the body. sirkuleer يَدورُ حَوْل циркулирам cirkulovat, obíhat cirkulere zirkulieren κυκλοφορώ circular ringlema, ringlema laskma دور زدن؛ دور گشتن kiertää, kierrättää circuler לְהִסתוֹבֵב संचार, परिभ्रमण kružiti, kolati, cirkulirati kering beredar streyma (í hring) circolare 循環する 순환하다 cirkuliuoti, daryti apytaką cirkulēt peredaran circuleren sirkulere, være i omløp krążyć, puszczać w obieg circular a circula циркулировать obiehať krožiti kružiti cirkulera ไหลเวียน dolaş(tır)mak, devam et(tir)mek 循環 обертатися, циркулювати گردش کرنا tuần hoàn 循环
2 to (cause to) spread or pass around (news etc) There's a rumour circulating that she is getting married. in omloop bring يَنْشُر، يَنْتَشِر разпространявам (се) rozšiřovat; kolovat sætte i omløb; cirkulere in Umlauf sein κυκλοφορώ (π.χ. για φήμη) hacer circular liikvele laskma, ringlema پراکنده کردن؛ پخش کردن panna liikkeelle (faire) circuler לְהָפִיץ फैल जाना pustiti u opticaj terjed mengedarkan berast/breiðast út circolare, diffondere 広まる 유포하다 skleisti, sklisti klīst (par baumām u.c.) sebar (doen) rondgaan gå rundt, spre rozpowszechniać, krążyć circular a circula; a pune în circulaţie распространяться rozšíriť sa, dať do obehu krožiti kružiti sprida, cirkulera กระจาย yay(ıl)mak 散佈，流傳 поширювати(ся) خبر مشہور ہونا lan truyền 流传
n circuˈlation
sirkulasie إنْتِشار циркулиране oběh cirkulation; omløb der Kreislauf κυκλοφορία circulación ringlus, vereringe گردش؛ چرخش kiertäminen, verenkierto circulation מַחֲזוֹר הַדָם प्रचलन, संचार kruženje, kolanje, cirkulacija keringés; terjesztés; példányszám sirkulasi hringrás; blóðrás; útbreiðsla circolazione 循環 유통, 순환 cirkuliacija, plitimas, tiražas cirkulācija; klīšana; tirāža peredaran circulatie sirkulasjon, sirkulering, omløp obieg, nakład circulação circulaţie циркуляция obeh kroženje kruženje cirkulation การเคลื่อนไหวโดยอิสระ dolaşım, deveran 循環 кругообіг; циркуляція گردش ، دوران sự lưu thông 循环
adj circulatory [-lə-]
sirkulerend دَوْري، دَوَراني отнасяш се до циркулацията oběhový, cirkulační cirkel- zirkulierend κυκλοφοριακός circulatorio vereringe- گردشی kiertävä, verenkierto- circulatoire שֶל מַחֲזוֹר הַדָם परिसंचारी optjecajni keringési memutar blóðrásar-; hringrásar- circolatorio 循環の 순환의, 유통의 cirkuliuojantis, apykaitos cirkulējošs berkaitan peredaran circulerend sirkulasjons-, omløps- krążeniowy circulatório circulator циркулирующий obehový krožen, cirkulacijski cirkulatorni cirkulations-, cirkulerande ซึ่งเคลื่อนไหวโดยอิสระ dolaşıma ait, kan dolaşımıyla ilgili 循環的 циркуляційний دوران خون یا گردش سے متعلق thuộc sự lưu thông 循环的
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