communicate

verb

com·mu·ni·cate | \kə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌkāt

communicated; communicating

Definition of communicate

1 archaic : share

2a : 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.

3 : to cause to pass from one to another Some diseases are easily communicated.

intransitive verb

1 : to receive Communion Some Christians communicate in both elements, bread and wine.

2 : 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.

3 : to open into each other : connect The rooms communicate.

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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

Not that the news on steroids was—or, ahem, still is—an informative or helpful way to communicate with viewers or readers of any gender. — Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, "Jessica Yellin Is a Veteran Reporter Out to Change the Way You Get Your News," 20 Nov. 2018 And just like industrial robot arms, these machines are fast and powerful and don’t intrinsically have a way to communicate with the people around them. — James Vincent, The Verge, "Teaching robots body language offers common ground for humans and machines," 11 Nov. 2018 Snapchat is the fastest way to communicate and also have a really strong premium content offering. — Eric Johnson, Recode, "Taking a page from YouTube, Snap VP Nick Bell wants to find the next generation of media stars," 25 Oct. 2018 While working, the crew reportedly used hand signals to communicate rather than shouting orders to maintain a sense of quiet and clam for the royal residents. — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, "The Story Behind the Royal Family's Yacht, Britannia," 30 Sep. 2018 With the 360c, Volvo introduced a new way for autonomous cars to communicate with human drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists. — Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, "Volvo Thinks Autonomous Cars Could Replace Short-Haul Flights," 6 Sep. 2018 The mailing address listed on the site — 12528 Arliene Drive in the Southern California town of Hawaiian Gardens — did not exist, and the email address previously used to communicate with customers has been deactivated. — Benjy Egel, sacbee, "They bought tickets to a bogus sushi festival. Now they can’t get their money back," 11 July 2018 For now, the only way to communicate between officials coordinating the rescue effort and the group in the cave is by messenger, a journey of about six hours one way. — New York Times, "8 Saved, 5 to Go in Thai Cave Rescue," 9 July 2018 The boy, who was unable to communicate with police and bystanders, had been sitting with a woman for roughly four hours at a station restaurant before the woman walked out of the building. — Alejandra Reyes-velarde, latimes.com, "Police arrest woman in connection with boy abandoned at L.A.'s Union Station," 6 July 2018

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