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communicate

[ kuh-myoo-ni-keyt ]
/ kəˈmyu nɪˌkeɪt /
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verb (used with object), com·mu·ni·cat·ed, com·mu·ni·cat·ing.
verb (used without object), com·mu·ni·cat·ed, com·mu·ni·cat·ing.
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Origin of communicate

1520–30; <Latin commūnicātus, past participle of commūnicāre to impart, make common, equivalent to commūn(is) common + -icāre v. suffix

synonym study for communicate

1. Communicate, impart denote giving to a person or thing a part or share of something, now usually something immaterial, as knowledge, thoughts, hopes, qualities, or properties. Communicate, the more common word, implies often an indirect or gradual transmission: to communicate information by means of letters, telegrams, etc.; to communicate one's wishes to someone else. Impart usually implies directness of action: to impart information.

OTHER WORDS FROM communicate

Words nearby communicate

communautaire, commune, communicable, communicable disease, communicant, communicate, communicating, communicating artery, communicating branch, communicating hydrocephalus, communication
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Words related to communicate

advertise, broadcast, connect, contact, convey, correspond, disclose, disseminate, get across, get through, impart, inform, interact, pass on, publicize, relate, reveal, suggest, tell, transfer

How to use communicate in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for communicate

communicate
/ (kəˈmjuːnɪˌkeɪt) /
verb
to impart (knowledge) or exchange (thoughts, feelings, or ideas) by speech, writing, gestures, etc
(tr usually foll by to) to allow (a feeling, emotion, etc) to be sensed (by), willingly or unwillingly; transmit (to)the dog communicated his fear to the other animals
(intr) to have a sympathetic mutual understanding
(intr usually foll by with) to make or have a connecting passage or route; connect
(tr) to transmit (a disease); infect
(intr) Christianity to receive or administer Communion

Derived forms of communicate

communicator, nouncommunicatory, adjective

Word Origin for communicate

C16: from Latin commūnicāre to share, from commūnis common
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