English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin circulatus, past participle of Late Latin circulare (make circular, encircle), a later collateral form of circulari (form a circle (of men) around oneself), from circulus (a circle).

Pronunciation

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  • enPR: sər'kü-lāt, IPA(key): /ˈsɚ.kjʊˌleɪt/
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Verb

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circulate (third-person singular simple present circulates, present participle circulating, simple past and past participle circulated)

  1. (intransitive) to move in circles or through a circuit
  2. (transitive) to cause (a person or thing) to move in circles or through a circuit
  3. to move from person to person, as at a party
  4. to spread or disseminate
    to circulate money or gossip
  5. to become widely known
  6. (mathematics) Of decimals: to repeat.

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Further reading

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Italian

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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circulate

  1. inflection of circulare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

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Participle

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circulate f pl

  1. feminine plural of circulato

Latin

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Verb

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circulāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of circulō

Spanish

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Verb

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circulate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of circular combined with te