circulate
verbs
become widely known and passed on
"the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"
cause to become widely known
"spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
broadcast,
circularise,
circularize,
circulate,
diffuse,
disperse,
disseminate,
distribute,
pass around,
propagate,
spread
is derived from
cause be distributed
"This letter is being circulated among the faculty"
is derived from
is derived from
is derived from
is derived from
move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
"Blood circulates in my veins"; "The air here does not circulate"
is derived from
is derived from
cause to move in a circuit or system
"The fan circulates the air in the room"
is derived from
is derived from
is a type of (narrower)
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
"Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
causes
move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
"Blood circulates in my veins"; "The air here does not circulate"
move around freely
"She circulates among royalty"
is a type of (narrower)
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
"How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
cause to move around
"circulate a rumor"
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