communicate (redirected from communicated)

com·mu·ni·cate  (k-myn-kt)

v. com·mu·ni·cat·ed, com·mu·ni·cat·ing, com·mu·ni·cates

v.tr.

1.

a. To convey information about; make known; impart: communicated his views to our office.

b. To reveal clearly; manifest: Her disapproval communicated itself in her frown.

2. To spread (a disease, for example) to others; transmit: a carrier who communicated typhus.

v.intr.

1. To have an interchange, as of ideas.

2. To express oneself in such a way that one is readily and clearly understood: "That ability to communicate was strange in a man given to long, awkward silences" Anthony Lewis.

3. Ecclesiastical To receive Communion.

4. To be connected, one with another: apartments that communicate.

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[Latin commnicre, commnict-, from commnis, common; see mei-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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communicate

Verb

[-cating, -cated]

1. to exchange (thoughts) or make known (information or feelings) by speech, writing, or other means

2. (usually foll. by to)to transmit (to): the reaction of the rapturous audience communicated itself to the performers

3. to have a sympathetic mutual understanding

4. Christianity to receive Communion [Latin communicare to share]

communicator n
communicative adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	communicate - transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news" pass along, put across, pass on, pass implant, plant - put firmly in the mind; "Plant a thought in the students' minds" send a message - give or constitute a signal, not necessarily verbally; "The lack of good teachers sends a strong message to all parents in the community" relay - pass along; "Please relay the news to the villagers" get across, put over - communicate successfully; "I couldn't get across the message"; "He put over the idea very well" call for, request, bespeak, quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" receipt, acknowledge - report the receipt of; "The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper" carry - pass on a communication; "The news was carried to every village in the province" render, deliver, return - pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment" message - send as a message; "She messaged the final report by fax" message - send a message to; "She messaged the committee" transmit, communicate, convey - transfer to another; "communicate a disease"
	2.	communicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" intercommunicate grimace, make a face, pull a face - contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do" gab, yak - talk profusely; "she was yakking away about her grandchildren" finger-spell, fingerspell - communicate by means of specific gestures, as an alternative to sign language; "The Deaf often fingerspell" aphorise, aphorize - speak or write in aphorisms riddle - speak in riddles project - communicate vividly; "He projected his feelings" contact, get hold of, get through, reach - be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia" inflict, impose, bring down, visit - impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students" commune - communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity; "He seemed to commune with nature" ask, enquire, inquire - inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times" telecommunicate - communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights" jest, joke - tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious" blog - read, write, or edit a shared on-line journal greet - send greetings to address, turn to - speak to; "He addressed the crowd outside the window" nod - lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation; "The teacher nodded when the student gave the right answer" sign - communicate in sign language; "I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin" mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" talk, speak - exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words" speak, talk - use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect" gesticulate, gesture, motion - show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave" telepathise, telepathize - communicate nonverbally by telepathy; "some people believe they can telepathize with others around the world" write - communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week" radio - transmit messages via radio waves; "he radioed for help" write - communicate by letter; "He wrote that he would be coming soon" network - communicate with and within a group; "You have to network if you want to get a good job" signal, signalise, signalize, sign - communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs; "He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture"; "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu" semaphore - convey by semaphore, of information whistle - utter or express by whistling; "She whistled a melody" throw, give - convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture; "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look" pay, give - convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow; "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention" render, give - bestow; "give homage"; "render thanks" convey, express, carry - serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot of anger" issue - bring out an official document (such as a warrant) come over, come across - communicate the intended meaning or impression; "He came across very clearly" share - communicate; "I'd like to share this idea with you" get - communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone; "Bill called this number and he got Mary"; "The operator couldn't get Kobe because of the earthquake" interact - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues"
	3.	communicate - transfer to another; "communicate a disease" transmit, convey communicate, pass along, put across, pass on, pass - transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news" transfer - move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"
	4.	communicate - join or connect; "The rooms communicated" intercommunicate - be interconnected, afford passage; "These rooms intercommunicate"
	5.	communicate - be in verbal contact; interchange information or ideas; "He and his sons haven't communicated for years"; "Do you communicate well with your advisor?" message - send a message; "There is no messaging service at this company" interact - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues"
	6.	communicate - administer Communion; in church commune, communicate - receive Communion, in the Catholic church covenant - enter into a covenant or formal agreement; "They covenanted with Judas for 30 pieces of silver"; "The nations covenanted to fight terrorism around the world" excommunicate, unchurch, curse - exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner"
	7.	communicate - receive Communion, in the Catholic church commune communicate - administer Communion; in church covenant - enter into a covenant or formal agreement; "They covenanted with Judas for 30 pieces of silver"; "The nations covenanted to fight terrorism around the world"

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communicate

verb 1. contact, talk, speak, phone, correspond, make contact, be in touch, ring up (informal), chiefly Brit. be in contact, get in contact

verb 2. make known, report, announce, reveal, publish, declare, spread, disclose, pass on, proclaim, transmit, convey, impart, divulge, disseminate << OPPOSITE keep secret

3. pass on, transfer, spread, transmit

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To use any means or method to convey information of any kind from one person or place to another.

Translations

communicate [kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt] vt → comunicar

vi to communicate (with) → comunicarse (con)

communicate [kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt] vt → communiquer, transmettre

vi to communicate (with) → communiquer (avec)

communicate [kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt] vt → mitteilen;

(idea, feeling) → vermitteln

vi to communicate (with) (by speech, gesture) → sich verständigen (mit);

(in writing) → in Verbindung or Kontakt stehen (mit)

communicate [kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt] vt → comunicare, trasmettere

vi to communicate (with) → comunicare (con)

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communicate

v communicate [kəˈmjuːnikeit]

1 to tell (information etc) She communicated the facts to him.kommunikeerيَنْقُل( المَعْلومات)съобщавамsdělitmeddele; gøre bekendt medmitteilenμεταφέρω πληροφορίες, γνωστοποιώcomunicaredasi andma, teatama, suhtlemaمطلع کردنilmoittaa, välittääcommuniquerלְהָעֲבִיר מֵידָעकहना, बतलाना, पहुंचाना, जतानाpriopćiti, komuniciratiközölmemberitahukanveita, miðla, segjacomunicare伝える알리다pranešti, perduotipaziņot; darīt zināmumemberitahucommunicerenmeddele, fortelle, overbringekomunikowaćcomunicara comunicaсообщатьoznámiťsporočitisaopštitimeddela, vidarebefordraแจ้งข่าวสารsöylemek, anlatmak傳達повідомлятиبتاناtruyền đạt传达

2 to get in touch (with) It's difficult to communicate with her now that she has left the country.verbindingيَتَّصِلсвързвам сеnavázat/udržovat kontaktkommunikere; holde kontaktsich in Verbindung setzenεπικοινωνώcomunicarseühendust võtmaارتباط داشتنpitää yhteyttäcommuniquer (avec)לְתַקשֵרसंपर्कkomunicirati, održavati vezuérintkezikberhubunganhafa samband viðcomunicare連絡する연락을 하다susisiektisazinātiesberinteraksiin contact komenholde kontakt (med)kontaktować sięcomunicara comunica (cu)поддерживать связьudržiavať spojeniepriti v stikstupiti u kontaktmeddela sig, kommuniceraติดต่อhaberleşmek, görüşmek聯絡спілкуватисяرابطہ کرناliên lạc với联络

n comˌmuniˈcation

1 (an act, or means, of) conveying information Communication is difficult in some remote parts of the country.kommunikasieإتِّصالкомуникацияspojeníkommunikationdie Kommunikationεπικοινωνίαcomunicaciónteabeedastus, suhtlemineاطلاع رسانیtiedonvälityscommunicationתִקשוֹרֶתसंचारkomunikacija(hír)közléskomunikasimiðlun; sambandcomunicazione伝達통신, 서신 왕래komunikacija, ryšiai, bendravimassazināšanās; sakariperhubungancommunicatiekommunikasjon, kommuniseringłącznośćcomunicaçãocomunicaţieобщение; связьspojeniesporočanje, komuniciranjekomunikacijaförbindelse[]การติดต่อสื่อสารiletişim, haberleşme通信сполучення, зв'язокرابطہ ، مواصلاتsự liên lạc通信

2 a piece of information given, a letter etc I received your communication in this morning's post.mededelingمَعْلومَه، بَلاغсъобщениеzpráva, sdělenímeddelelse; rapportdie Mitteilungμήνυμα, επιστολήcomunicadoteadeپیغام؛ یادداشتtiedonantomessageהוֹדָעָהसंचारण, संदेश, संसूचनाporuka, vijestértesítéspesanskilaboð; bréf; orðsendingmessaggio通信편지, 소식pranešimaspaziņojumssuratcommunicatiemelding, meddelelse, underretning, overføringwiadomośćcomunicaçãomesajсообщениеsprávasporočilopismomeddelandeข้อมูลข่าวสารmesaj傳達的信息，書信повідомлення, інформаціяاطلاع ، معلوماتtruyền đạt传达的信息，书信

n pl comˌmuniˈcations

means of sending messages or of transporting (eg troops and supplies). verbindingsوَسائِل الأتِّصالсъобщителни срестваsdělovací prostředky; spojekommunikationsmidler; transportmidlerNachschublinien (pl.)(τηλ)επικοινωνίες (πληθ.)comunicacionesühendusteedوسایل ارتباطیviestiyhteydet, huoltoyhteydetliaisonתִּקשוֹרֵת, דָּרְכֵּי תַחבּוָּרהसंचारkomunikacijetávközléskomunikasi, perhubunganfjarskipti; samgöngurmezzi di comunicazione通信・交通機関전달[] 수단ryšių, susisiekimo priemonės, komunikacijossazināšanās; sakarikomunikasicommunicatiemiddelensamferdselłącznośćcomunicaçOesmijloc de comunicare/de legă­tură; legăturăсредства связиspoje(prometne, poštne) zvezesredstva komunikacijeförbindelse[], kommunikation[]การส่งต่อhaberleşme, iletişim通信系統комунікації, комунікаційні лініїذرائع مواصلاتphương tiện liên lạc通信系统

adj comˈmunicative [-tiv]

(negative uncommunicative) talkative; sociable She's not very communicative this morning.spraaksaamكَثيرُ الكَلامобщителенkomunikativní, sdílnýmeddelsom; åbengesprächigομιλητικός, κοινωνικόςcomunicativoseltsivخوش سخن؛ خوش برخوردseurallinencommunicatifתִּקשוֹרְתִיबातचीत करने एवं सम्पर्क रखने के ईच्छुकkomunikativan, razgovorljivközlékenykomunikatifræðinn, skrafhreifinncomunicativo, espansivo話し好きな수다스러운kalbus, linkęs bendrautirunīgs; komunikablsperamahmededeelzaammeddelsom, åpenrozmownycomunicativocomu­ni­ca­tivразговорчивый;общительныйzhovorčivýdružabenkomunikativanmeddelsamที่เกี่ยวกับการสื่อสารkonuşkan愛說話的говіркий; компанійськийباتونی ، بے تکلفcởi mở爱说话的

communication cord

a chain etc in a railway carriage, to be pulled in an emergency. noodremhouerسِلْسِلَة إيقاف القِطارжп. внезапна спирачкаzáchranná brzdanødbremsedie Notbremseαλυσίδα που τραβιέται σε περίπτωση ανάγκης (π.χ. σε βαγόνι)timbre de alarmahädapidurطناب زنگhätäjarrusignal d'alarmeכָּבֵל תִקשוֹרֶתट्रेन रोकने की जंजीरkočnica za opasnostvészféktanda bahayaaðvörunarkeðjasegnale d'allarme非常通報用の引き紐avarinė rankena, virvutėavārijas signālauklatali kecemasannoodremnødbremssznur alarmowysinal de alarmecompartimentсигнальный шнурzáchranná brzdazasilna zavoraručna kočnicanödbromslinaเชือกสำหรับดึงเตือนเวลาฉุกเฉินimdat kolu（火車內的）報警索сигнальна мотузкаریل میں استعمال ہونے والی حفاظتی زنجیرdây báo hãm（火车内的）报警索

n communiˈcations ˌsatellite

kommunikasiesatellietقَمَر اًصْطِناعي للأتِّصالاتсателит за съобщенияsdělovací družicekommunikationssatellitKommunikationssatelitτηλεπικοινωνιακός δορυφόροςsatélite de comunicaciónsidesatelliitماهواره های مخابراتیsatellite de communicationלַוויָן תִקשוֹרֶתसंचार उपग्रहkomunikacijski satelittávközlési műholdsatelit komunikasisatellite per telecomunicazioni通信衛星통신 위성ryšių palydovaskomunikāciju satelītssatelit komunikasicommunicatiesatellietkommunikasjonssatellittsatelita telekomunikacyjnyспутник связиtelekomunikačná družicakomunikacijski satelitsatelit za komunikacijekommunikationssatellit, telesatellitดาวเทียมสื่อสารhaberleşme uydusu通信衛星супутник зв'язкуمواصلاتی سیارہvệ tinh truyền thông通信卫星