Synonyms for circulate
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Verb
1. Spread
spread, disseminate, propagate, distribute, pass, get around, pass around, disperse, diffuse, publish, put about, advertise, advertize US, go, promulgate, pass on, broadcast, utter, report, announce, circularize, circularise UK, proclaim, scatter
Definitions
- v. 1
To move in circles or through a circuit.
Related words
- Word family
- circulatable circulation circulative
Forms
- Past participle
- circulated
e.g. circulated → disseminated, propagated, distributed, passed…
Example sentences
- spread I like to spread honey on my toast in the morning.
- distribute We would like to distribute your product in Japan.
- propagate Ziri wants to propagate this ivy in Rima's garden.
- disseminate If you're going to disseminate ideas, make sure they're worthwhile.
- flow Benedito watched the water flow through the canal.
- rotate How long does it usually take to rotate tires?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| circulate | steady | |
| spread | rising | |
| distribute | steady | |
| propagate | steady | |
| disseminate | steady | |
| flow | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 2 letters
- go1
- 4 letters
- pass1, flow1
- 5 letters
- utter2
- 6 letters
- report2, spread1, rotate2, mingle2
- 7 letters
- circuit2, publish2, scatter2, diffuse2, revolve2
- 8 letters
- announce2, disperse2, proclaim2
- 9 letters
- broadcast2, advertise3, propagate3, advertize
- 10 letters
- distribute3, promulgate3
- 11 letters
- disseminate4, circularize4, circularise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (utter2 = 2 syllables).