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 verb 1 archaic : share
2 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 verb 1 : to receive Communion
2 : 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