ALL meanings of circulate
cir·cu·late
C c - verb circulate If a piece of writing circulates or is circulated, copies of it are passed round among a group of people. 3
- verb circulate If something such as a rumour circulates or is circulated, the people in a place tell it to each other. 3
- verb circulate When something circulates, it moves easily and freely within a closed place or system. 3
- verb circulate If you circulate at a party, you move among the guests and talk to different people. 3
- verb circulate to send, go, or pass from place to place or person to person 3
- verb circulate to distribute or be distributed over a wide area 3
- verb circulate to move or cause to move through a circuit, system, etc, returning to the starting point 3
- verb circulate to move in a circle 3
- intransitive verb circulate to move in a circle, circuit, or course and return to the same point, as blood through the body 3
- intransitive verb circulate to go from person to person or from place to place 3
- intransitive verb circulate to move about freely, as air 3
- intransitive verb circulate to move about as in society or at a party 3
- intransitive verb circulate to be made widely known, felt, established, distributed, etc. 3
- intransitive verb circulate to be distributed to a circle or mass of readers or collectors 3
- verb transitive circulate to cause to move around freely or go from one person or place to another; place in circulation 3
- noun circulate Move or cause to move continuously or freely through a closed system or area. 1
- intransitive verb circulate blood, liquid: flow round 1
- transitive verb circulate pass around 1
- intransitive verb circulate information: be spread 1
- verb without object circulate to move in a circle or circuit; move or pass through a circuit back to the starting point: Blood circulates throughout the body. 1
- verb without object circulate to pass from place to place, from person to person, etc.: She circulated among her guests. 1
- verb without object circulate to be distributed or sold, especially over a wide area. 1
- verb without object circulate Library Science. (of books and other materials) to be available for borrowing by patrons of a library for a specified period of time. 1
- verb with object circulate to cause to pass from place to place, person to person, etc.; disseminate; distribute: to circulate a rumor. 1
- verb with object circulate Library Science. to lend (books and other materials) to patrons of a library for a specified period of time. 1
- verb circulate (Intransitive Verb) to move in circles or through a circuit. 0
- verb circulate (Transitive Verb) to cause (a person or thing) to move in circles or through a circuit. 0
- verb circulate to move from person to person, as at a party. 0
- verb circulate to spread or disseminate. 0
- verb circulate to become widely known. 0