Circulate



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• v.循环, 流通
• ［记］ circ[圆, 环]+ulate) -> 绕圈走 -> 循环

Webster Collegiate

verb (-lated; -lating)

• Etymology: Latin circulatus, past participle of circulare, from circulus
• Date: 1603
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to move in a circle, circuit, or orbit; especially to follow a course that returns to the starting point <blood circulates through the body
  • 2. to pass from person to person or place to place: as
    • a. to flow without obstruction
    • b. to become well-known or widespread <rumors circulated through the town
    • c. to go from group to group at a social gathering
    • d. to come into the hands of readers; specifically to become sold or distributed
• transitive verb
  • to cause to circulate
• ? circulatable adjective
• ? circulative adjective
• ? circulator noun

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