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communicate

  • verb
  • com·mu·ni·cate
  • /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/

To impart or transmit (information or knowledge) someone; to make known, to tell.

Other meanings

  1. To impart or transmit (an intangible quantity, substance); to give a share of.

  2. To pass on (a disease) to another person, animal etc.

Synonyms

  • pass on
  • pass
  • pass along
  • put across

Example sentences

  • “Do you use art to communicate messages?”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
  • “Our ability to communicate about these matters ended a while ago.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
  • “Cats communicate very clearly, but you have to know the language.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “communicate” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.