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circulative

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cir⋅cu⋅late

  [sur-kyuh-leyt] verb, -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing.
Use circulative in a Sentence
–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, esp. 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.
Origin:
1425–75 for earlier senses; 1665–75 for current senses; late ME < L circulātus (ptp. of circulārī to gather round one, ML circulāre to encircle), equiv. to circul(us) circle + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
cir⋅cu⋅lat⋅a⋅ble, adjective
cir⋅cu⋅la⋅tive  [sur-kyuh-ley-tiv, -luh-tiv] , adjective
cir⋅cu⋅la⋅to⋅ry  [sur-kyuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective

Synonyms:
3. disperse, spread, promulgate.
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cir·cu·late   (sûr'kyə-lāt')   
v.   cir·cu·lat·ed, cir·cu·lat·ing, cir·cu·lates

v.   intr.

  1. To move in or flow through a circle or circuit: blood circulating through the body.

  2. To move around, as from person to person or place to place: a guest circulating at a party.

  3. To move about or flow freely, as air.

  4. To spread widely among persons or places; disseminate: Gossip tends to circulate quickly.

v.   tr.
To cause to move about or be distributed: Please circulate these fliers.

[From Middle English circulat, continuously distilled, from Latin circulātus, past participle of circulāre, to make circular, from circulus, circle; see circle.]
cir'cu·la'tive (-lā'tĭv) adj., cir'cu·la'tor n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cir·cu·late
Pronunciation: 's&r-ky&-"lAt
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: -lat·ed;-lat·ing
: to flow or be propelled naturally through a closed system of channels (as blood vessels) circulates through the body>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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