intercommunicate

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

verb (used without object)

intercommunicated, intercommunicating 

1. to communicate mutually, as people.

2. to afford passage from one to another, as rooms.

verb (used with object)

intercommunicated, intercommunicating 

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

intercommunicate

/ ˌɪntəkəˈmjuːnɪˌkeɪt /

verb

1. to communicate mutually

2. to interconnect, as two rooms

Other Word Forms

• intercommunicable adjective
• intercommunicator noun
• intercommunicative adjective
• intercommunicability noun
• intercommunication 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

The United Kingdom's various contact-tracing apps can now intercommunicate, allowing people to be matched from the different areas they cover.

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Combining technologies, workstations, and equipment that intercommunicate in a single building is now common.

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All four are expected to be able to intercommunicate.

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It got violent, but the demographic bulge that produced these unprecedented numbers of Arab youth, and the technological advancement that gave them an unprecedented ability to intercommunicate has made them uncontainable.

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To inosculate; to intercommunicate by anastomosis, as the arteries and veins.

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