Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To convey information about; make known; impart.
- intransitive verb To reveal clearly; manifest.
- intransitive verb To spread (a disease, for example) to others; transmit.
- intransitive verb To have an interchange, as of ideas.
- intransitive verb To express oneself in such a way that one is readily and clearly understood.
- intransitive verb Ecclesiastical To receive Communion.
- intransitive verb To be connected, one with another.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To give to another as a partaker; bestow or confer in joint possession; impart knowledge or a share of: as, to
communicate intelligence, news, opinions, or facts; to communicate a disease: with to (formerlywith ) before the person receiving. - To share in or participate; have in common.
- To administer the eucharist or communion to.
- Synonyms Communicate, Impart. These words agree in expressing the sharing of something with another, generally something not concrete, as information, news, hope, fears. Impart may be used of things concrete, as food. As to things intangible, communicate is the more general, and impart expresses more of the idea of sharing or intimacy. We may communicate unconsciously; we impart by intention.
- To have a share; take part; participate: followed by in, formerly also by with, before the thing shared.
- To have a connecting passage or means of transition; have communication: said of things, and generally followed by with: as, the lake communicates with the sea by means of the river.
- To have or hold intercourse or interchange of thoughts: said of persons.
- To partake of the Lord's supper or communion: used absolutely or followed by with.
- Communicated; shared.
- Communicative.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To share or participate; to possess or enjoy in common; to have sympathy.
- intransitive verb To give alms, sympathy, or aid.
- intransitive verb To have intercourse or to be the means of intercourse; ; to be connected.
- intransitive verb To partake of the Lord's supper; to commune.
- transitive verb obsolete To share in common; to participate in.
- transitive verb To impart; to bestow; to convey.
- transitive verb To make known; to recount; to give; to impart.
- transitive verb rare To administer the communion to.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
impart ortransmit (to another); to give a share of. - verb transitive To impart
information orknowledge of; to make known, totell . - verb transitive, archaic To
share (in); to have in common, to partake of. - verb intransitive To receive or take part in
Holy Communion . - verb intransitive To
express orconvey ideas, either throughverbal ornonverbal means; to have intercourse, to exchange information.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb transfer to another
- verb transmit thoughts or feelings
- verb be in verbal contact; interchange information or ideas
- verb join or connect
- verb administer Communion; in church
- verb receive Communion, in the Catholic church
- verb transmit information
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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—STEVE CASE, CHAIRMAN, AMERICA ONLINE he root of the word communicate, the Latin communis, means to partake or share, the same as in words like community and communion.
Zen Computer Philip Toshio Sudo 1999
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I also compile lots of research to back or inform the ideas that I hope to communicate from a more personal perspective.
All Things Girl » All Things Girl » Blog Archive » Author Insight: Kim Johnson Gross 2010
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From being mainly reliant upon a laptop or netbook to keep in touch, I am now able to communicate from a pocket-sized device whenever I want and wherever I happen to be.
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China touts the ABILITY to communicate is expanding: The combined number of fixed and mobile phone users reached 1,061.07 million, an increase of 79.47 million over that at the end of the previous year.
Heidiminx: PROPAGANDA: PR With an Oppressive Agenda Heidiminx 2010
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The way humans normally communicate is through natural language.
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"I think the ability to communicate is often referred to and talked about and is vital to success, but I think that it may even be trumped by the ability to listen and hear from what your players are experiencing and make judgments on that to move forward."
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I think limiting the number of characters that congressmen can use to communicate is a good idea.
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Probably because she was forced to communicate is way that was not natural to her.
Deaf community abuzz with varied reviews of "Sweet Nothing in My Ear' BA Haller 2008
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Using flutes, whistles, and drums to communicate is a very old idea.
The Languages of Tone and Rhythm Heather McDougal 2008
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Using flutes, whistles, and drums to communicate is a very old idea.
Archive 2008-06-01 Heather McDougal 2008
598531899 commented on the word communicate
COMMUnicaTE --> "commute" may count as it's the "travelling of messages" LOL
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