cir·cu·late (sûr'kyə-lāt') v.
cir·cu·lat·ed, cir·cu·lat·ing, cir·cu·lates
v.
intr.
To move in or flow through a circle or circuit: blood circulating through the body.
To move around, as from person to person or place to place: a guest circulating at a party.
To move about or flow freely, as air.
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.