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Word: Circulate
Speech Type: Verb
late 15th century (as an alchemical term meaning ‘distil something in a closed container, allowing condensed vapour to return to the original liquid’): from Latin circulat- ‘moved in a circular path’, from the verb circulare, from circulus ‘small ring’ (see circle). circulate (sense 1) dates from the mid 17th century
ˈsəːkjʊleɪt
move continuously or freely through a closed system or area
Short Definition:move freely through area
Examples:- antibodies circulate in the bloodstream
- the fan circulates hot air around the oven
pass from place to place or person to person
Short Definition:pass from person to person
Examples:- rumours of his arrest circulated
- they were circulating the list to conservation groups
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