communicate (verb)

  • 1communicate — ► VERB 1) share or exchange information or ideas. 2) pass on, transmit, or convey (an emotion, disease, heat, etc.). 3) (communicating) (of two rooms) having a common connecting door. 4) receive Holy Communion. DERIVATIVES communicator noun …

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  • 2communicate — verb ( cated; cating) Etymology: Latin communicatus, past participle of communicare to impart, participate, from communis common more at mean Date: 1526 transitive verb 1. archaic share 2 …

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  • 3Communicate — Com*mu ni*cate (k[o^]m*m[=u] n[i^]*k[=a]t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Communicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Communicating}.] [L. communicatus, p. p. of communicare to communicate, fr. communis common. See {Commune}, v. i.] 1. To share in common; to… …

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  • 4Communicate (disambiguation) — Communicate is the verb form of communication. Contents 1 Albums 2 Education 3 See also Com …

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  • 5communicate — verb (C) 1 EXPRESS (T) to express your thoughts and feelings clearly, so that other people understand them: A baby communicates its needs by crying. | communicate sth to sb: Without meaning to, she communicated her anxiety to her child. |… …

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  • 6communicate — verb ADVERB ▪ clearly, effectively, successfully, well ▪ directly ▪ easily, openly ▪ electronically …

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  • 7communicate — I verb acquaint, advertise, advise, announce, apprise, articulate, assert, bandy words, breathe, bring word, broadcast, commerce with, commune, communicare, confabulate, converse, convey, correspond, deal with, declare, demonstrate, disclose,… …

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  • 8communicate — verb 1) he communicated the news to his boss Syn: convey, tell, impart, relay, transmit, pass on, announce, report, recount, relate, present; divulge, disclose, mention; spread, disseminate, promulgate …

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  • 9communicate — verb 1) they communicate daily Syn: liaise, be in touch, be in contact, have dealings, talk, speak 2) he communicated the news to his boss Syn: convey, tell, relay, transmit, impart …

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  • 10communicate — verb /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt,kəˈmjunəkeɪt/ a) To impart or transmit (to another); to give a share of. The disease was mainly communicated via rats and other vermin. b) To impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell. The strong scent of… …

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