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communicate

Inflections of 'communicate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

com•mu•ni•cate v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing.

[~ + object] to give to another;
transmit: to communicate a disease.
to give or exchange (thoughts, etc.) by writing, speaking, etc.: [no object]They were trying to understand how dolphins communicate.[~ + with + object]We have to communicate with the chairman on this.[~ + object]You have to learn to communicate your ideas clearly.
to express thoughts, feelings, or information easily:[no object]She has trouble communicating and won't succeed in advertising.

com•mu•ni•ca•tor, n. [countable]

com•mu•ni•cate v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing.
v.t.

to impart knowledge of;
make known:to communicate information; to communicate one's happiness.
to give to another;
impart;
transmit:to communicate a disease.
Religionto administer the Eucharist to.
[Archaic.]to share in or partake of.

v.i.

to give or interchange thoughts, feelings, information, or the like, by writing, speaking, etc.:They communicate with each other every day.
to express thoughts, feelings, or information easily or effectively.
to be joined or connected:The rooms communicated by means of a hallway.
Religionto partake of the Eucharist.
[Obs.]to take part or participate.

Latin commūnicātus, past participle of commūnicāre to impart, make common, equivalent. to commūn(is) common + -icāre verb, verbal suffix
1520–30

Communicate,

impart

Communicate,

to communicate information by means of letters, telegrams, etc.; to communicate one's wishes to someone else.

Impart

to impart information.

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communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪˌkeɪt/ vb

to impart (knowledge) or exchange (thoughts, feelings, or ideas) by speech, writing, gestures, etc
(transitive) usually followed by to: to allow (a feeling, emotion, etc) to be sensed (by), willingly or unwillingly; transmit (to): the dog communicated his fear to the other animals
(intransitive) to have a sympathetic mutual understanding
(intransitive) usually followed by with: to make or have a connecting passage or route; connect
(transitive) to transmit (a disease); infect
(intransitive) to receive or administer Communion

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin commūnicāre to share, from commūnis commoncomˈmuniˌcator n comˈmunicatory adj

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