circulate

/sˈɝkjəlˌeɪt/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. become widely known and passed on
   “the rumor spread”
2. cause to become widely known
   “spread information”
3. cause to be distributed
   “This letter is being circulated among the faculty”
4. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
   “Blood circulates in my veins”
5. cause to move in a circuit or system
   “The fan circulates the air in the room”
6. move around freely from person to person or from place to place
   “She circulates among royalty”

Synonyms for circulate

• go around
• spread
• circularize
• circularise
• distribute
• disseminate
• propagate
• broadcast
• diffuse
• disperse
• pass around
• pass on

Words that rhyme with circulate

• straight
• separate
• plate
• mate
• date
• concentrate
• late
• state
• regenerate
• translate
• weight
• conjugate
• foliate
• grate
• initiate
• propagate
• accommodate
• articulate
• communicate
• eliminate
• gate
• great
• penetrate
• percolate
• precipitate
• rate
• slate
• stimulate
• subordinate
• suffocate