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- Dictionarycirculate/ˈsəːkjʊleɪt/
verb
- 1. move continuously or freely through a closed system or area: "antibodies circulate in the bloodstream" Similar
- 2. pass from place to place or person to person: "rumours of his arrest circulated" Similar
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circulate. verb [ I or T ] uk / ˈsɜː.kjə.leɪt / us / ˈsɝː.kjə.leɪt /. Add to word list. to go around or through something, or to make something go around or through something: Hot water circulates through the heating system. I've circulated a good luck card for everyone to sign.
The meaning of CIRCULATE is to move in a circle, circuit, or orbit; especially : to follow a course that returns to the starting point. How to use circulate in a sentence.
To circulate is to move continuously in a specific circuit, often in a circle. A ceiling fan circulates cool air around the room on a warm day. Blood circulates through your body, pumped from your heart through veins and arteries — your circulatory system — and delivering oxygen to your tissues.
Circulate definition: to move in a circle or circuit; move or pass through a circuit back to the starting point. See examples of CIRCULATE used in a sentence.
to go around or through something, or to make something go around or through something: Hot water circulates through the heating system. I've circulated a good luck card for everyone to sign. to move around at a party, etc., talking to different people : I try to circulate at a party and not just stay with the friends I came with.
1. If a piece of writing circulates or is circulated, copies of it are passed round among a group of people. [...] 2. If something such as a rumour circulates or is circulated, the people in a place tell it to each other. [...] 3. When something circulates, it moves easily and freely within a closed place or system. [...] More.
4 meanings: 1. to send, go, or pass from place to place or person to person 2. to distribute or be distributed over a wide area.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of circulate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
circulate meaning, definition, what is circulate: to move around within a system, or to ma...: Learn more.
to send, go, or pass from place to place or person to person: don't circulate the news. to distribute or be distributed over a wide area. to move or cause to move through a circuit, system, etc, returning to the starting point: blood circulates through the body. to move in a circle.
