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Webster 1913 Edition
Circulate
Cir′cu-late
(#)
, Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Circulated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Circulating
.] [L.
circulatus
, p. p. of circulare
, v. t., to surround, make round, circulari
, v. i., to gather into a circle. See Circle
.] 1.
To move in a circle or circuitously; to move round and return to the same point;
as, the blood
. circulates
in the bodyBoyle.
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.
Cir′cu-late
,Verb.
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
Syn. – To spread; diffuse; propagate; disseminate.
Webster 1828 Edition
Circulate
CIRCULATE
, v.i.1.
To move in a circle; to move or pass round; to move round and return to the same point; as, the blood circulates in the body.2.
To pass from place to place, from person to person, or from hand to hand; to be diffused; as, money circulates in the country; a story circulates in town.3.
To move round; to run; to flow in veins or channels, or in an inclosed place; as, the sap of plants circulates; water circulates in the earth, or air in a city or house.CIRCULATE
,Verb.
T.