communicate

verb

com·mu·ni·cate | \ kə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌkāt

communicated; communicating

Definition of communicate

1a : 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

intransitive verb

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.

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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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Peoples who fail to communicate cannot even preserve their own local memory. — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, "A Herd Has No Mind," 11 July 2019 Instead, nearly four years after Slack’s debut, Microsoft launched Teams, which has since adopted many of its competitor’s functions, including the basic premise of creating an online office space for coworkers to collaborate and communicate. — Rani Molla, Vox, "Microsoft Teams isn’t better than Slack, but it is freer.," 9 July 2019 This is Cogito, an artificial intelligence program designed to help customer service workers communicate more clearly, empathize with frustrated callers, and improve their overall performance. — Alejandro De La Garza, Time, "This AI Software Is 'Coaching' Customer Service Workers. Soon It Could Be Bossing You Around, Too," 8 July 2019 On Monday, seated near each other beside their attorneys, the former couple did not appear to look at each other or communicate. — Christy Gutowski, chicagotribune.com, "Attorney for estate of AJ Freund suggests lawsuit is likely in beating death of 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy," 8 July 2019 Sweeney also says that this situation shouldn’t occur again in the future, as Epic plans to communicate refund and Steam key policies upfront to avoid these late-stage predicaments. — Nick Statt, The Verge, "If you don’t want to play the game using the Epic Game Store, you can get your money back," 2 July 2019 How about when he was kidnapped by a Spanish torturer who doesn't speak English and engaged in an elaborate game of charades to communicate? — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Rumor has it there’s a cunning plan to bring back Blackadder for fifth season," 1 July 2019 There’s no cell service — truckers still use the old-fashioned CB radios to communicate. — Scott Mcmurren, Anchorage Daily News, "Wildlife is the big highlight of a trip to the North Slope," 29 June 2019 The remaining option is to accept dinner as his gift, and communicate more over time about what matters to you in general. — Carolyn Hax, oregonlive.com, "Carolyn Hax: Boyfriend’s gift of a homemade meal leaves girlfriend feeling let down," 27 June 2019

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