circulate

circulate

verb

Definition of CIRCULATE

1

to cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people <circulate the plans for the new stadium around town to get people's reaction>

Synonyms broadcast, circulate, disseminate, propagate

Related Words radiate, sprawl; diffuse, dispense, disperse, dissipate, scatter, sow; communicate, convey, impart, pass (on), transmit

Near Antonyms cloak, conceal, enshroud, hide, hold (in), mask, obscure, secrete, shroud, veil; contain, limit, restrict

2

to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy <circulated a rumor that someone was about to be fired>

Synonyms bruit (about), circulate, noise (about or out), whisper

Related Words bandy (about), blab, dish, gossip, tattle; bare, disclose, divulge, expose, let on (about), report, reveal, spill, tell; hint, imply, insinuate, intimate, suggest; blaze, broadcast, proclaim, promulgate, propagate, publicize, spread

3

to become known <the prince denies the story about an extramarital affair that's been circulating in the tabloids>

Synonyms break, circulate, come out, get about, get around, get round, leak (out), out, spread

Related Words develop, transpire, unfold; disclose, reveal, spill, tell

Near Antonyms hush (up), suppress; conceal, disguise, hide, mask; secrete