circulate
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
become widely known and passed on
the rumor spread
Types & categories
- move hypernym
Related & opposite
- scatter derivation
- spread derivation
- disseminate verb group
Sense 2 verb
cause to become widely known
spread information
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- circulate causes
- spreading derivation
- circulation derivation
- dispersal derivation
- dissemination derivation
- scatter derivation
- airing derivation
- propagation derivation
- broadcast derivation
- broadcast derivation
- broadside derivation
- spread derivation
- disseminator derivation
- diffusinga derivation
- circulate verb group
Sense 3 verb
cause be distributed
This letter is being circulated among the faculty
Types & categories
- move hypernym
- send around hyponym
- utter hyponym
- spread out hyponym
Related & opposite
- circulation derivation
- circulation derivation
- broadside derivation
- circulation derivation
Sense 4 verb
move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
Blood circulates in my veins
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- circulation derivation
- circulatory derivation
Sense 5 verb
move in circles
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 6 verb
cause to move in a circuit or system
The fan circulates the air in the room
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- circulate causes
- circulation derivation
- circulation derivation
Sense 7 verb
move around freely
She circulates among royalty
Types & categories
Sense 8 verb
cause to move around
circulate a rumor
Types & categories
- move hypernym
Related & opposite
- move causes
- circulation derivation
- circulation derivation
- circulation derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | scatter |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | spread |
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | disseminate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 2 | causes | Related & opposite | circulate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | spreading |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | circulation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | dispersal |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | dissemination |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | scatter |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | airing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | propagation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | broadcast |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | broadcast |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | broadside |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | spread |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | disseminator |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | diffusinga |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | circulate |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | publicize |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | podcast |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | sow |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | vulgarize |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | carry |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | circulation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | circulation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | broadside |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | circulation |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | send around |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | utter |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | spread out |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | circulation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | circulatory |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | course |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | ventilate |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | circle |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | circle |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | orbit |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | troll |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | loop |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | loop |
| 6 | causes | Related & opposite | circulate |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | circulation |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | circulation |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | convect |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | drift |
| 8 | causes | Related & opposite | move |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | circulation |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | circulation |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | circulation |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |