communicate
[ kuh-myoo-ni-keyt ]
/ kəˈmyu nɪˌkeɪt /
verb (used with object), com·mu·ni·cat·ed, com·mu·ni·cat·ing.
verb (used without object), com·mu·ni·cat·ed, com·mu·ni·cat·ing.
Origin of communicate
1520–30; < Latin
commūnicātus, past participle of
commūnicāre to impart, make common, equivalent to
commūn(is)
common +
-icāre v. suffix
SYNONYMS FOR communicate
synonym study for communicate
1.
Communicate,
impart denote giving to a person or thing a part or share of something, now usually something immaterial, as knowledge, thoughts, hopes, qualities, or properties.
Communicate, the more common word, implies often an indirect or gradual transmission:
to communicate information by means of letters, telegrams, etc.; to communicate one's wishes to someone else.
Impart usually implies directness of action:
to impart information.
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British Dictionary definitions for communicate
communicate
/ (kəˈmjuːnɪˌkeɪt) /
verb
to impart (knowledge) or exchange (thoughts, feelings, or ideas) by speech, writing, gestures, etc
(tr usually foll by to)
to allow (a feeling, emotion, etc) to be sensed (by), willingly or unwillingly; transmit (to)
the dog communicated his fear to the other animals
(intr)
to have a sympathetic mutual understanding
(intr usually foll by with)
to make or have a connecting passage or route; connect
(tr)
to transmit (a disease); infect
(intr) Christianity
to receive or administer Communion
Derived forms of communicate
communicator, noun communicatory, adjectiveWord Origin for communicate
C16: from Latin
commūnicāre to share, from
commūnis
common