circulate meaning and definition

CIRCULATE verb

Definition of circulate (verb)

1. become widely known and passed on
   • "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"
   • synonyms: go around, spread
2. cause to become widely known
   • "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
   • synonyms: broadcast, circularise, circularize, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate, spread
3. cause be distributed
   • "This letter is being circulated among the faculty"
   • synonyms: distribute, pass around, pass on
4. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
   • "Blood circulates in my veins"; "The air here does not circulate"
5. move in circles
   • synonyms: circle
6. cause to move in a circuit or system
   • "The fan circulates the air in the room"
7. move around freely
   • "She circulates among royalty"
8. cause to move around
   • "circulate a rumor"
   • synonyms: mobilise, mobilize