Thesaurus: circulate

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1. v. i. To move in a circle or circuitously; to move round and return to the same point; as, the blood circulates in the body.
2. v. i. To pass from place to place, from person to person, or from hand to hand; to be diffused; as, money circulates; a story circulates.
3. v. t. To cause to pass from place to place, or from person to person; to spread; as, to circulate a report; to circulate bills of credit.
4. v. become widely known and passed on
5. v. cause to become widely known
6. v. cause to be distributed
7. v. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
8. v. cause to move in a circuit or system
9. v. move around freely from person to person or from place to place
10. 1. To move in a circle or circuitously; to move round and return to the same point; as, the blood circulates in the body. Boyle. 2. To pass from place to place, from person to person, or from hand to hand; to be diffused; as, money circulates; a story circulates. Circulating decimal. See Decimal. -- Circulating library, a library whose books are loaned to the public, usually at certain fixed rates. -- Circulating medium. See Medium. To cause to pass from place to place, or from person to person; to spread; as, to circulate a report; to circulate bills of credit. Circulating pump. See under Pump. Syn. -- To spread; diffuse; propagate; disseminate.
11. To cause to pass from place to place, or from person to person;to spread; as, to circulate a report; to circulate bills of credit.Circulating pump. See under Pump.
12. v:100 v. cause to become widely known v. cause be distributed v. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point v. cause to move in a circuit or system