Definitions of circulate [ˈsɜr kyəˌleɪt]

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Definition of 'circulate'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) circulate
to move in a circle or circuit; esp. through a circuit back to the starting point, as blood in the body.

2.  circulate
to pass from place to place, from person to person, etc.:
I circulated among the guests.

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

4.  circulate
(of library materials) to be available on loan for use outside library premises.

5. (v.t.) circulate
to cause to pass from place to place, person to person, etc.; disseminate; distribute:
to circulate a report.

Etymology: (1765–75)

Definition of 'circulate'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) go around, spread, circulate
become widely known and passed on
"the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"

2. (verb) circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around
cause to become widely known
"spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"

3. (verb) circulate, pass around, pass on, distribute
cause be distributed
"This letter is being circulated among the faculty"

4. (verb) circulate
move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
"Blood circulates in my veins"; "The air here does not circulate"

5. (verb) circle, circulate
move in circles

6. (verb) circulate
cause to move in a circuit or system
"The fan circulates the air in the room"

7. (verb) circulate
move around freely
"She circulates among royalty"

8. (verb) mobilize, mobilise, circulate
cause to move around
"circulate a rumor"

Definition of 'circulate'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) circulate
to move around
circulating warm air around the room; Blood circulates in the veins.

2. circulate
to be communicated to many people
Rumors were circulating about their divorce.

3. circulate
to pass around
to circulate a newsletter

Definition of 'circulate'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) circulate
to move in a circle or circuitously; to move round and return to the same point; as, the blood circulates in the body

2. (verb) circulate
to pass from place to place, from person to person, or from hand to hand; to be diffused; as, money circulates; a story circulates

3. (verb) circulate
to cause to pass from place to place, or from person to person; to spread; as, to circulate a report; to circulate bills of credit

Translation of 'circulate'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to (cause to) go round in a fixed path coming back to a starting-point Blood circulates through the body.
Afrikaans: sirkuleer	Arabic: يَدورُ حَوْل	Bulgarian: циркулирам
Brazilian: circular	Czech: cirkulovat, obíhat	German: zirkulieren
Danish: cirkulere	Greek: κυκλοφορώ	Spanish: circular
Estonian: ringlema, ringlema laskma	Farsi: دور زدن؛ دور گشتن	Finnish: kiertää
French: circuler	Hebrew: לְהִסתוֹבֵב	Hindi: संचार, परिभ्रमण
Croatian: kružiti, kolati, cirkulir	Hungarian: kering	Indonesian: beredar
Icelandic: streyma (í hring)	Italian: circolare	Japanese: 循環する
Korean: 순환하다	Lithuanian: cirkuliuoti, daryti apyta	Latvian: cirkulēt
Malay: peredaran	Dutch: circuleren	Norwegian: sirkulere, være i omløp
Polish: krążyć, puszczać w obieg	Persian: دور زدن؛ دور گشتن	Pashto: ګرد، چا پېره، ګرځېدل (لكه
Portuguese: circular	Romanian: a circula	Russian: циркулировать
Slovak: obiehať	Slovenian: krožiti	Serbian: kružiti
Swedish: cirkulera	Thai: ไหลเวียน	Turkish: dolaş(tır)mak, devam et(t
Taiwanese: 循環	Ukrainian: обертатися, циркулювати	Urdu: گردش کرنا
Vietnamese: tuần hoàn	Chinese: 循环
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