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- DictionaryCir·cu·late/ˈsərkyəlāt/
verb
- 1. move or cause to move continuously or freely through a closed system or area: "antibodies circulate in the bloodstream"
- 2. pass or cause to pass from place to place or person to person: "rumors of his arrest circulated"
circulate. verb [ I or T ] us / ˈsɝː.kjə.leɪt / uk / ˈsɜː.kjə.leɪt /. Add to word list. Add to word list. to go around or through something, or to make something go around or through something: Hot water circulates through the heating system. I've circulated a good luck card for everyone to sign.
To circulate is to move continuously in a specific circuit, often in a circle. A ceiling fan circulates cool air around the room on a warm day. Blood circulates through your body, pumped from your heart through veins and arteries — your circulatory system — and delivering oxygen to your tissues.
1. to send, go, or pass from place to place or person to person: don't circulate the news. 2. to distribute or be distributed over a wide area. 3. to move or cause to move through a circuit, system, etc, returning to the starting point: blood circulates through the body. 4. to move in a circle: the earth circulates around the sun.
6 days ago · 1. verb. If a piece of writing circulates or is circulated, copies of it are passed round among a group of people. The document was previously circulated in New York at the United Nations. [be VERB -ed] Public employees, teachers and liberals are circulating a petition for his recall. [VERB noun]
to give or send information to a group of people: A copy of the report was circulated to each director. circulate verb (MOVE) to move around or through something, or to make something move around or through something: Hot water circulates through the pipes.
Circulate definition: to move in a circle or circuit; move or pass through a circuit back to the starting point. See examples of CIRCULATE used in a sentence.
[transitive] to send goods or information to all the people in a group. circulate something They circulated a petition for his release. The book was circulated widely in Russia. circulate something to somebody The document will be circulated to all members. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
