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Circulate


CIRCULATE, verb intransitive

1. To move in a circle; to move or pass round; to move round and return to the same point; as, the blood circulates in the body.

2. To pass from place to place, from person to person, or from hand to hand; to be diffused; as, money circulates in the country; a story circulates in town.

3. To move round; to run; to flow in veins or channels, or in an inclosed place; as, the sap of plants circulates; water circulates in the earth, or air in a city or house.

CIRCULATE, verb transitive To cause to pass from place to place, or from person to person; to put about; to spread; as, to circulate a report; to circulate bills of credit.