communicate
verb
com·mu·ni·cate
kə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌkāt 
communicated; communicating
1
a
: to convey knowledge of or information about : make known
communicate a story
She communicated her ideas to the group.
b
: to reveal by clear signs
His fear communicated itself to his friends.
He communicated his dissatisfaction to the staff.
2
: to cause to pass from one to another
Some diseases are easily communicated.
3
archaic
: share
1
: to transmit information, thought, or feeling so that it is satisfactorily received or understood
two sides failing to communicate with each other
The computer communicates with peripheral equipment.
2
: to open into each other : connect
The rooms communicate.
3
: to receive Communion
Some Christians communicate in both elements, bread and wine.
Examples of communicate in a Sentence
He was asked to communicate the news to the rest of the people.
She communicated her ideas to the group.
The two computers are able to communicate directly with one another.
The pilot communicated with the airport just before the crash.
The couple has trouble communicating.
the challenge of getting the two groups to communicate with each other
We communicate a lot of information through body language.
He communicated his dissatisfaction to the staff.
If you're excited about the product, your enthusiasm will communicate itself to customers.
The disease is communicated through saliva.
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If your business is targeting global markets this holiday season, develop a plan that clearly communicates shipping costs, delivery expectations and tax implications.
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Greg Hewitt, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
There can be no one-to-one correspondence between text and image because, first, that would make for a boring book, and second, words and images do not communicate in the same ways.
—Philip Nel
july 28, Literary Hub, 28 July 2025
That kind of information can be demystified and made more accessible through her working merging science and the arts to create films that communicate this in a nontraditional way.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2025
The issue could not be communicated down a telephone line, being far too private and important.
—Anne Enright, New Yorker, 27 July 2025
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Greg Hewitt, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
There can be no one-to-one correspondence between text and image because, first, that would make for a boring book, and second, words and images do not communicate in the same ways.
—Philip Nel
july 28, Literary Hub, 28 July 2025
That kind of information can be demystified and made more accessible through her working merging science and the arts to create films that communicate this in a nontraditional way.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2025
The issue could not be communicated down a telephone line, being far too private and important.
—Anne Enright, New Yorker, 27 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for communicate
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“Communicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/communicate. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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communicate
verb
com·mu·ni·cate
kə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌkāt
communicated; communicating
1
a
: to make known
communicate the news
b
: to pass from one to another : transmit
communicate a disease
2
: to transmit information, thought, or feeling so that it is satisfactorily received or understood
the pilot communicated with the airport
3
: to open into each other : connect
the rooms communicate
Medical Definition
communicate
transitive verb
com·mu·ni·cate
kə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌkāt
communicated; communicating
: to cause to pass from one to another
some diseases are easily communicated
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