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circulate

[ sur-kyuh-leyt ]

verb (used without object)

circulated, circulating.
  1. to move in a circle or circuit; move or pass through a circuit back to the starting point:

    Blood circulates throughout the body.

  2. to pass from place to place, from person to person, etc.:

    She circulated among her guests.

  3. to be distributed or sold, especially over a wide area.

    Synonyms: , ,

  4. Library Science. (of books and other materials) to be available for borrowing by patrons of a library for a specified period of time.


verb (used with object)

circulated, circulating.
  1. to cause to pass from place to place, person to person, etc.; disseminate; distribute:

    to circulate a rumor.

  2. Library Science. to lend (books and other materials) to patrons of a library for a specified period of time.

circulate

/ ˈɜːʊˌɪ /

verb

  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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

circulate

/ ûə-′ /

  1. 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.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܱٴǰ, adjective
  • ˈˌٴǰ, noun
  • ˈˌپ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • c·a· adjective
  • ···پ [sur, -ky, uh, -ley-tiv, -l, uh, -tiv], adjective
  • ···ٴ· [sur, -ky, uh, -l, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
  • t·c·ٱ verb intercirculated intercirculating
  • ԴDz·c·iԲ adjective
  • ԴDz·c··ٴr adjective
  • ·c·ٱ verb precirculated precirculating
  • ·c·ٱ verb recirculated recirculating
  • ܲ·c·e adjective
  • ܲ·c·iԲ adjective
  • ܲ·c·t adjective
  • ɱ-c·e adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of circulate1

1425–75 for earlier senses; 1665–75 for current senses; late Middle English < Latin ܱٳܲ (past participle of ܱī to gather round one, Medieval Latin ܱ to encircle), equivalent to circul ( us ) circle + -ٳܲ -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of circulate1

C15: from Latin ܱī to assemble in a circle, from circulus circle
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That video circulated rapidly on TikTok and other social media, leading to rumors and allegations that Halili and Reitsma had behaved abusively to fans who had trusted in them as "ministers."

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That's of course not including emissions that become part of the atmosphere and circulate around the globe.

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Many of the tracks, including Fugitive's Dream and Don't Back Down on Our Love, have circulated on bootlegs for years, but will finally be heard in studio quality.

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This article was circulated by Trump Deputy Assistant Alex Pfeiffer, who said in a post on X that California is “using taxpayer money to teach kids about sex toys and role playing.”

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In January, the US transportation secretary Sean Duffy circulated a memo instructing his department to "give preference to communities with marriage and birth rates higher than the national average" when awarding grants.

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