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circulate.

To move in circles or through a circuit.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈsɜː.kjʊˌleɪt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɝ.kjʊˌleɪt/General-American
  1. To move in circles or through a circuit.

    intransitive
  2. To cause (a person or thing) to move in circles or through a circuit.

    transitive
  3. To move from person to person, as at a party.

    intransitive
  4. To spread or disseminate.

    transitive
    to circulate money or gossip
  5. To become widely known.

    intransitive
  6. Of decimals: to repeat.

    intransitive
    a circulating decimal
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Late Latin circulātus, perfect passive participle of Late Latin circulō (“to make circular, encircle”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), a later collateral form of circulor (“form a circle (of men) around oneself”), from circulus (“a circle”). See also Middle English circulat(e) (“(alchemy) changed by continuous distillation in a closed vessel”).

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