Main Entry:

com·mu·ni·cate

Pronunciation:

\kə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌkāt\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

com·mu·ni·cat·ed; com·mu·ni·cat·ing

Etymology:

Latin communicatus, past participle of communicare to impart, participate, from communis common — more at mean

Date:

1526

transitive verb1archaic : share2 a: to convey knowledge of or information about : make known <communicate a story> b: to reveal by clear signs <his fear communicated itself to his friends>3: to cause to pass from one to another <some diseases are easily communicated>intransitive verb1: to receive Communion2: to transmit information, thought, or feeling so that it is satisfactorily received or understood <two sides failing to communicate with each other>3: to open into each other : connect <the rooms communicate>

— com·mu·ni·ca·tee \-ˌmyü-ni-kə-ˈtē\ noun

— com·mu·ni·ca·tor \-ˈmyü-nə-ˌkā-tər\ noun