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- pronunciation:
- suhr
ky
leIt
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
circulates, circulating, circulated |
| definition 1: |
When something circulates, it goes around and around on a closed path.
Blood circulates through the body.Water circulates in the fish tank.- similar words:
- course, run, stream, travel
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| definition 2: |
When something circulates, it goes around from person to person or from place to place.
The joke circulated quickly around the school, and pretty soon everybody had heard it.- similar words:
- mix, travel
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| related words: |
move |
| derivations: |
circulative (adj.), circulator (n.) |
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