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   communicate

   /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. share or exchange information, news, or ideas: "the prisoner was forbidden to communicate with his family" Similar liaisebe in touchbe in contactbe in communicationmake contacthave dealingsinterfacecommunemeetmeet uptalkspeakconversechathave a conversationhave a chathave a discussionvisitinformal:have a confabchew the fatchew the raghave a chinwagshoot the breeze
   • ▪ impart or pass on (information, news, or ideas): "he communicated his findings to the inspector" Similar conveytellimpartrelaytransmitpass onhand ontransfermake knownannouncereportrecountrelateset forthpresentdivulgedisclosementionspreaddisseminatecirculatepromulgateproclaimbroadcastmake publicinformal:let on aboutOpposite withhold fromkeep secret
   • ▪ convey or transmit (an emotion or feeling) in a non-verbal way: "the ability of good teachers to communicate their own enthusiasm"
   • ▪ succeed in conveying one's ideas or in evoking understanding in others: "a politician must have the ability to communicate" Similar get one's ideas acrossget one's message acrossmake oneself understoodexplain oneselfget through to someonehave one's saybe articulatebe fluentbe eloquent
   • ▪ (of two people) be able to share and understand each other's thoughts and feelings: "we don't seem to be communicating—we need a break from each other"
   • 2. pass on (an infectious disease) to another person or animal: "the disease is communicated from one person to another" Similar transmittransferspreadcarrypass onhand onconvey
   • ▪ transmit (heat or motion): "the heat is communicated through a small brass grating"
   • 3. (of two rooms) have a common connecting door: "the dining room communicates with the kitchen" Similar connect withbe connected tojoin up withlink up withopen on tolead intogive access to
   • 4. receive Holy Communion: "orthodox policy is to communicate in both kinds (i.e. both bread and wine)"

   Word Origin early 16th century: from Latin communicat- ‘shared’, from the verb communicare, from communis (see common).

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