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1circulate — circulatable, adj. circulative /serr kyeuh lay tiv, leuh tiv/, adj. circulatory /serr kyeuh leuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. /serr kyeuh layt /, v., circulated, circulating. v.i. 1. to move in a circle or circuit; move or pass through a circuit back… …
2circulate — I verb acquire currency, announce, bandy, be public, be published, become public, bring before the public, bring out, broadcast, bruit abroad, change hands, change places, circuit, circularize, circumagere, come out, communicate, convey, diffuse …
3rumor — [n] talk about supposed truth back fence talk*, breeze*, bruit, canard, comment, cry, dispatch, earful*, fabrication, falsehood, fame, fiction, gossip, grapevine*, hearsay, hoax, innuendo, intelligence, invention, lie, news, notoriety, report,… …
4rumor — I index canard, circulate II index hearsay III index spread …
5rumor about — index circulate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
6Rumor — A rumour or rumor (see spelling differences), is often viewed as an unverified account or explanation of events circulating from person to person and pertaining to an object, event, or issue in public concern (33)Citation last1 = Peterson |… …
7rumor — n. 1) to circulate, spread a rumor 2) to confirm a rumor 3) to deny; dispel, spike a rumor 4) an idle, unfounded, wild rumor 5) an unconfirmed; vague rumor 6) rumors circulate, fly, spread 7) a rumor that + clause (we heard a rumor that she was… …
8circulate — 01. The heart acts to [circulate] the blood through our bodies. 02. The total [circulation] of this newspaper is over 100,000. 03. There is a rumor [circulating] in the office that the boss is going to be replaced. 04. My socks are too tight, and …
9rumor — ru|mor [ rumər ] noun count or uncount ** unofficial information that may or may not be true: rumor about/of: He d heard rumors about some big financial deal. Now there are rumors of wedding plans. rumor that: He denied rumors that a hundred… …
10rumor — /rooh meuhr/, n. 1. a story or statement in general circulation without confirmation or certainty as to facts: a rumor of war. 2. gossip; hearsay: Don t listen to rumor. 3. Archaic. a continuous, confused noise; clamor; din. v.t. 4. to circulate …