circulates (verb)

  • 1circulate — verb 1 liquid/gas/air ADVERB ▪ freely ▪ Air can circulate freely through the tunnels. PREPOSITION ▪ around, round (esp. BrE) ▪ The heart cir …

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  • 2circulate — verb ( lated; lating) Etymology: Latin circulatus, past participle of circulare, from circulus Date: 1603 intransitive verb 1. to move in a circle, circuit, or orbit; especially to follow a course that returns to the starting point < bloo …

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  • 3circulate — verb 1 (I, T) to move around within a system, or to make something do this: Blood circulates around the body. 2 (I) if information, facts, ideas etc circulate, they become known by many people 3 (T) to send goods, information etc to people: His&#8230; …

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  • 4circulate — verb 1) the news was widely circulated Syn: spread (around/about), communicate, disseminate, make known, make public, broadcast, publicize, advertise, propagate, promulgate; distribute, give out, pass around 2) fresh air circulates freely …

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  • 5circulate — [[t]sɜ͟ː(r)kjʊleɪt[/t]] circulates, circulating, circulated 1) V ERG If a piece of writing circulates or is circulated, copies of it are passed round among a group of people. [be V ed] The document was previously circulated in New York at the&#8230; …

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  • 6cir´cu|la´tor — cir|cu|late «SUR kyuh layt», verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. –v.i. 1. to go around; pass from place to place or person to person: »Water circulates in the pipes of a building. Money circulates as it goes from person to person. The host and hostess&#8230; …

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  • 7cir|cu|late — «SUR kyuh layt», verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. –v.i. 1. to go around; pass from place to place or person to person: »Water circulates in the pipes of a building. Money circulates as it goes from person to person. The host and hostess circulated at the&#8230; …

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  • 8sap — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sæp; akin to Old High German saf sap Date: before 12th century 1. a. the fluid part of a plant; specifically a watery solution that circulates through a plant s vascular system b. (1) a body&#8230; …

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  • 9warrant — (1) An order drawn by a payor directing its treasurer to pay a specified amount to the person named or to the bearer. It may be payable upon demand, in which case it usually circulates in the same way as a bank check; or it may be payable only&#8230; …

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  • 10blood — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English blōd; akin to Old High German bluot blood Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) the fluid that circulates in the heart, arteries, capillaries, and veins of a vertebrate&#8230; …

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