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 bodyto 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 departmentsto circulate internal policy memo to all departments, meaning to become widely known and passed on
- Hard circulate malicious unsubstantiated rumors onlineto circulate malicious unsubstantiated rumors online, meaning to become widely known and passed on
- Very Hard illicit counterfeit currency continues to circulate freelydescribing illicit counterfeit currency continues to circulate freely (contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention)
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