circulate

verb

1. become widely known and passed on

Similar word(s): spread

Definition categories: communication, go, locomote, move, travel

2. cause to become widely known

- circulate a rumor

Similar word(s): broadcast, circularise, circularize, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, propagate, spread

Definition categories: communication, air, bare, publicise, publicize

3. cause to be distributed

- This letter is being circulated among the faculty

Similar word(s): distribute

Definition categories: motion, displace, move

4. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point

- Blood circulates in my veins

- The air here does not circulate

Definition categories: motion, course, feed, flow, run

5. cause to move in a circuit or system

- The fan circulates the air in the room

Definition categories: motion, displace, move

6. move around freely from person to person or from place to place

- She circulates among royalty

Definition categories: motion, go, locomote, move, travel