Nearby Words
verb (used with object)
1.
to impart knowledge of; make known: to communicate information; to communicate one's happiness.
2.
to give to another; impart; transmit: to communicate a disease.
3.
to administer the Eucharist to.
4.
Archaic. to share in or partake of.
verb (used without object)
5.
to give or interchange thoughts, feelings, information, or the like, by writing, speaking, etc.: They communicate with each other every day.
6.
to express thoughts, feelings, or information easily or effectively.
7.
to be joined or connected: The rooms communicated by means of a hallway.
8.
to partake of the Eucharist.
9.
Obsolete. to take part or participate.
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Communicating
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Origin:
1520–30; < Latin commūnicātus, past participle of commūnicāre to impart, make common, equivalent to commūn(is) common + -icāre v. suffix
1520–30; < Latin commūnicātus, past participle of commūnicāre to impart, make common, equivalent to commūn(is) common + -icāre v. suffix
Related forms
non·com·mu·ni·cat·ing, adjective
o·ver·com·mu·ni·cate, verb, o·ver·com·mu·ni·cat·ed, o·ver·com·mu·ni·cat·ing.
pre·com·mu·ni·cate, verb, pre·com·mu·ni·cat·ed, pre·com·mu·ni·cat·ing.
un·com·mu·ni·cat·ing, adjective
well-com·mu·ni·cat·ed, adjective
Synonyms
1. divulge, announce, disclose, reveal. Communicate, impart denote giving to a person or thing a part or share of something, now usually something immaterial, as knowledge, thoughts, hopes, qualities, or properties. Communicate, the more common word, implies often an indirect or gradual transmission: to communicate information by means of letters, telegrams, etc.; to communicate one's wishes to someone else. Impart usually implies directness of action: to impart information.
1. divulge, announce, disclose, reveal. Communicate, impart denote giving to a person or thing a part or share of something, now usually something immaterial, as knowledge, thoughts, hopes, qualities, or properties. Communicate, the more common word, implies often an indirect or gradual transmission: to communicate information by means of letters, telegrams, etc.; to communicate one's wishes to someone else. Impart usually implies directness of action: to impart information.
Antonyms
1. withhold, conceal.
1. withhold, conceal.
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