intercommunicate

[ in-ter-kuh-myoo-ni-keyt ]

verb (used without object)

, in·ter·com·mu·ni·cat·ed, in·ter·com·mu·ni·cat·ing.

1. to communicate mutually, as people.
2. to afford passage from one to another, as rooms.

verb (used with object)

, in·ter·com·mu·ni·cat·ed, in·ter·com·mu·ni·cat·ing.

1. to exchange (messages or communications) with one another.

intercommunicate

/ ˌɪntəkəˈmjuːnɪˌkeɪt /

verb

1. to communicate mutually
2. to interconnect, as two rooms

Derived Forms

• ˌintercomˈmunicable, adjective
• ˌintercomˈmuniˌcator, noun
• ˌintercomˈmunicative, adjective
• ˌintercomˌmunicaˈbility, noun
• ˌintercomˌmuniˈcation, noun

Other Words From

• inter·com·muni·ca·ble adjective
• inter·com·muni·ca·bili·ty noun
• inter·com·muni·cation noun
• inter·com·muni·cative adjective
• inter·com·muni·cator noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of intercommunicate¹

First recorded in 1580–90, intercommunicate is from the Medieval Latin word intercommūnicātus (past participle). See inter-, communicate

Example Sentences

These marshes are threaded, cobweb fashion, by myriads of lines of water and mud that intercommunicate.

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