Word

circulate, v.
(circulated, circulates, circulating)
freq. cnt. 6

cause to become widely known
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

broadcast circularise circularize circulate diffuse disperse disseminate distribute pass around propagate spread

sample sentences

"spread information"
"circulate a rumor"
"broadcast the news"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

disseminative dissemination dissemination dissemination disseminator

lexical pointers

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spread spread spreading spread

lexical pointers

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diffusive diffusion

lexical pointers

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propagation propagator

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

broadcast broadcast

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

dispersive dispersal dispersion

semantic pointers

hypernym

publicize, publicise, air, bare

cause

spread, circulate, go around

hyponym

podcast sow popularize, popularise, vulgarize, vulgarise, generalize, generalise run, carry

verb group

spread, circulate, go around

become widely known and passed on
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

circulate go around spread

sample sentences

"the rumor spread"
"the story went around in the office"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

verb group

disseminate, spread, circulate, distribute, diffuse, circularize, circularise, propagate, broadcast, disperse, pass around

hypernym

go, move, travel, locomote

move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

circulate

sample sentences

"Blood circulates in my veins"
"The air here does not circulate"

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

circulative circulation

semantic pointers

hypernym

flow, run, feed, course

hyponym

cause to be distributed
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

circulate distribute pass around pass on

sample sentences

"This letter is being circulated among the faculty"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

circulation circulation circular circulation

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

send around utter spread, scatter, spread out

move around freely from person to person or from place to place
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circulate

sample sentences

"She circulates among royalty"

verb frames

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semantic pointers

hypernym

go, move, travel, locomote

hyponym

cause to move in a circuit or system
<verb.motion>

circulate

sample sentences

"The fan circulates the air in the room"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

circulation circulation

semantic pointers

hypernym

cause

hyponym