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circulate

US /ˈsɝkjəˌleɪt/

verb Advanced · C1 Văn phòng

Definition

become widely known and passed on

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Please circulate the meeting notes to everyone on the project team.

Word Family

NounNoun
VerbVerb
circulate gốc circularise circularize
AdjectiveAdj
circular circulative
AdverbAdv
circularly

Synonyms

  • distributeadminister or bestow, as in small portions
  • disseminatecause to become widely known
  • spreadprocess or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space

Collocations

  • Easy blood circulates rhythmically throughout human body
    to blood circulates rhythmically throughout human body, meaning to smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill
  • Medium circulate internal policy memo to all departments
    to circulate internal policy memo to all departments, meaning to become widely known and passed on
  • Hard circulate malicious unsubstantiated rumors online
    to circulate malicious unsubstantiated rumors online, meaning to become widely known and passed on
  • Very Hard illicit counterfeit currency continues to circulate freely
    describing illicit counterfeit currency continues to circulate freely (contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention)

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