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Meaning of circulate

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  circulate
      v 1: become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the
           story went around in the office" [syn: {go around},
           {spread}, {circulate}]
      2: cause to become widely known; "spread information";
         "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" [syn: {circulate},
         {circularize}, {circularise}, {distribute}, {disseminate},
         {propagate}, {broadcast}, {spread}, {diffuse}, {disperse},
         {pass around}]
      3: cause be distributed; "This letter is being circulated among
         the faculty" [syn: {circulate}, {pass around}, {pass on},
         {distribute}]
      4: move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the
         starting point; "Blood circulates in my veins"; "The air here
         does not circulate"
      5: move in circles [syn: {circle}, {circulate}]
      6: cause to move in a circuit or system; "The fan circulates the
         air in the room"
      7: move around freely; "She circulates among royalty"
      8: cause to move around; "circulate a rumor" [syn: {mobilize},
         {mobilise}, {circulate}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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