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- [kuh-myoo-ni-keyt]
- /kəˈmyu nɪˌkeɪt/
- /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh-myoo-ni-keyt]
- /kəˈmyu nɪˌkeɪt/
Definitions of communicate word
- verb communicate to impart (knowledge) or exchange (thoughts, feelings, or ideas) by speech, writing, gestures, etc 4
- verb communicate to have a sympathetic mutual understanding 4
- verb communicate to make or have a connecting passage or route; connect 3
- verb communicate to transmit (a disease); infect 3
- verb communicate to receive or administer Communion 3
- verb transitive communicate to pass along; impart; transmit (as heat, motion, or a disease) 3
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Origin of communicate
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; < Latin commūnicātus, past participle of commūnicāre to impart, make common, equivalent to commūn(is) common + -icāre v. suffix
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Parts of speech for Communicate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
communicate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
communicate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for communicate
verb communicate
- relate — to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- connect — If something or someone connects one thing to another, or if one thing connects to another, the two things are joined together.
- convey — To convey information or feelings means to cause them to be known or understood by someone.
- advertise — If someone or something advertises a particular quality, they show it in their appearance or behaviour.
- disseminate — to scatter or spread widely, as though sowing seed; promulgate extensively; broadcast; disperse: to disseminate information about preventive medicine.
Antonyms for communicate
verb communicate
- conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
- delude — If you delude yourself, you let yourself believe that something is true, even though it is not true.
- mislead — to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
Top questions with communicate
- what we have here is failure to communicate?
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- how to communicate better?
- how to communicate with spirits?
- how to communicate with the dead?
- how to communicate with a deceased loved one?
- how neurons communicate at the synapse?
- how do cells communicate with each other?
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