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circulate
verb circulated, circulating
    tr & intr
    1. To move or cause to move round freely, especially in a fixed route.
      Example: traffic circulating through the town
      Thesaurus: travel, wander, meander, peregrinate, perambulate, journey.
    tr & intr
    2. To spread; to pass round.
      Example: circulate the report
      Thesaurus: distribute, disseminate, publicize, broadcast, promulgate.
    intr
    3. To move around talking to different people, eg at a party.
Derivative: circulatory
adj
    Etymology: 17c: from Latin circulare, circulatum to encircle.



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