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verb (used without object)
1.
to move in a circle or circuit; move or pass through a circuit back to the starting point: Blood circulates throughout the body.
2.
to pass from place to place, from person to person, etc.: She circulated among her guests.
3.
to be distributed or sold, especially over a wide area.
4.
Library Science. (of books and other materials) to be available for borrowing by patrons of a library for a specified period of time.
verb (used with object)
5.
to cause to pass from place to place, person to person, etc.; disseminate; distribute: to circulate a rumor.
6.
Library Science. to lend (books and other materials) to patrons of a library for a specified period of time.
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Circulating
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Origin:
1425–75 for earlier senses; 1665–75 for current senses; late Middle English < Latin circulātus (past participle of circulārī to gather round one, Medieval Latin circulāre to encircle), equivalent to circul(us) circle + -ātus -ate1
1425–75 for earlier senses; 1665–75 for current senses; late Middle English < Latin circulātus (past participle of circulārī to gather round one, Medieval Latin circulāre to encircle), equivalent to circul(us) circle + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
cir·cu·lat·a·ble, adjective
in·ter·cir·cu·late, verb, in·ter·cir·cu·lat·ed, in·ter·cir·cu·lat·ing.
non·cir·cu·lat·ing, adjective
EXPANDnon·cir·cu·la·to·ry, adjective
pre·cir·cu·late, verb, pre·cir·cu·lat·ed, pre·cir·cu·lat·ing.
re·cir·cu·late, verb, re·cir·cu·lat·ed, re·cir·cu·lat·ing.
un·cir·cu·lat·ed, adjective
un·cir·cu·lat·ing, adjective
un·cir·cu·la·tive, adjective
well-cir·cu·lat·ed, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
3. disperse, spread, promulgate.
3. disperse, spread, promulgate.
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circulate  (sûr'kyə-lāt') Pronunciation Key
To move in or flow through a circle or a circuit. Blood circulates through the body as it flows out from the heart to the tissues and back again. |
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