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communicate definition

com·mu·ni·cate (kə myo̵̅o̅ni kāt′)

transitive verb communicated -·cat′ed, communicating -·cat′·ing

  1. to pass along; impart; transmit (as heat, motion, or a disease)
  2. to make known; give (information, signals, or messages)

Etymology: < L communicatus, pp. of communicare, to impart, share, lit., to make common < communis, common

intransitive verb

  1. to receive Holy Communion
    1. to give or exchange information, signals, or messages in any way, as by talk, gestures, or writing
    2. to have a sympathetic or meaningful relationship
  2. to be connected the living room communicates with the dining room

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communicate Synonyms

communicate

v.

  1. To impart, as information

    make known, convey, impart, inform, tell, express, advise, notify, acquaint, pass on, pass along, give, hand on, carry, transmit, transfer, write, send word, leave word, bestow, promulgate, broadcast, telecast, announce, state, sign, publish, print, publicize, advertise, divulge, disclose, reveal, enlighten, picture, telephone, phone, call in, telegraph, televise, radio, cable, fax, comment, instill, deliver, enunciate, bring word, get across, put across, emit, dictate, say, assert, apprise, utter, describe, enlighten, articulate, narrate, remark, hint, demonstrate, relate, recite, proclaim, insinuate, mention, give one to understand, call attention to, impress upon the mind, lay before, put into one's head, instruct, point out, blurt out, speak out, pour out, shout, come out with, observe, allege, pronounce, set forth, put forth, give voice to, drop a hint, signal, wigwag, tip*, let fall*, breathe*; see also declare 1, notify 1, report 1, teach 1, tell 1.

    Antonyms conceal, censor*, keep secret.

  2. To be in communication

    be in touch, talk, correspond, have access to, reach, hear from, be within reach, be in correspondence with, be near, be close to, have the confidence of, associate with, commune with, be congenial with, establish contact with, maintain contact with, be in agreement with, confer, converse, confabulate, chat, convey thoughts, discourse together, speak together, deal with, have dealings with, relate, make contact, make advances, write, telephone, call up, fax, wire, cable, have interchange of thoughts, interact, interface, have a meeting of minds, find a common denominator; see also agree.

    Antonyms be out of touch, differ*, be removed from.


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communicate Usage Examples

Object

  • message: We can also provide flyer design services to help you communicate the right message to your audience.

Preposition: with

  • colleague: However, only 62 % use it to communicate with work colleagues.

Used with why or when

  • who: Communication Officers Forum Helping agencies communicate more effectively Who is it for?

Modifying Another Word

  • electronically: Nobody can deny that the pressure for businesses to communicate electronically is immense.

Preposition: in

  • manner: If a problem cannot be addressed locally it should be communicated in a timely manner to the appropriate HQ section or DIG.
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communicate quotes

Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.

-Eliot,T(homas) S(tearns)

I am not interested in relationships of color or form or anything else† I am interested only in expressing the basic human emotionsötragedy, ecstasy, doom, and so onöand the fact that lots of people breakdown and cry when confronted with my pictures shows that I communicate with those basic human emotions. The people who weep before my pictures are having the same religious experience I had when I painted them. And if you, as you say, are moved only by their color relationships, then you miss the point!

-Rothko, Mark originally Marcus Rothkovitch

Weare not going after Saddam Hussein.If I caneliminate his ability to communicate with his forces, I would be entirely satisfied with that result.

-Schwarzkopf, H Norman

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