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Verb
S:
(v)
go around
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spread
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circulate
(become widely known and passed on)
"the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"
S:
(v)
circulate
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circularize
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circularise
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distribute
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disseminate
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propagate
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broadcast
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spread
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diffuse
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disperse
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pass around
(cause to become widely known)
"spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
S:
(v)
circulate
,
pass around
,
pass on
,
distribute
(cause to be distributed)
"This letter is being circulated among the faculty"
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sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame
S:
(v)
circulate
(move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point)
"Blood circulates in my veins"; "The air here does not circulate"
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derivationally related form
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S:
(v)
circulate
(cause to move in a circuit or system)
"The fan circulates the air in the room"
S:
(v)
circulate
(move around freely from person to person or from place to place)
"She circulates among royalty"