circulate
[verb]
Synonyms:
- spread, broadcast, disseminate, distribute, issue, make known, promulgate, publicize, publish
- flow, gyrate, radiate, revolve, rotate

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Related Words: exchange, interchange, flow, revolve, rotate

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

cir‧cu‧late /ˈsɜːkjəleɪt, ˈsɜːkjʊleɪt $ ˈsɜːr-/ verb
[Word Family: noun: circle, semicircle, circulation; adjective: circular, semicircular, circulatory; verb: circle, circulate]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of circulare, from circulus; ⇒ circle¹]

1. [intransitive and transitive] to move around within a system, or to make something do this:
Swimming helps to get the blood circulating through the muscles.
Ceiling fans circulated warm air around the room.

2. [intransitive] if information, facts, ideas etc circulate, they become known by many people:
Rumours began circulating that the Prime Minister was seriously ill.

3. [transitive] to send goods, information etc to people:
The group circulated petitions calling for a federal law to ban handguns.

4. [intransitive] to talk to a lot of different people in a group, especially at a party

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

circulate
verb
I. liquid/gas/air
ADV. freely Air can circulate freely through the tunnels.
PREP. around/round The heart circulates blood around the body.
through Blood circulates through the arteries and veins.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

circulate
II. story/idea/information
ADV. widely The book was circulated widely in Russia.
freely
PREP. among/amongst newspapers circulating among minority communities
around/round There's a story circulating around the office that you are about to leave the company.
to The document will be circulated to all members.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

circulate
verb
BAD: The story circulates around his career in the army.
GOOD: The story revolves around his career in the army.

Usage Note:
circulate = (of news, stories, rumours etc) spread by being passed from one person to another: 'One of the rumours circulating at the moment is that the company is about to go bankrupt.'
revolve around = (of a novel, film, story etc) be about: 'His latest film revolves around the difficulties of being a single parent.'

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Common Errors ▲