v.
Pronunciation: k ə - ' myü-n ə - ˌ k ā t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -cat · ed ; -cat · ing
Etymology: Latin communicatus, past participle of communicare to impart, participate, from communis common ― more at MEAN
Date: 1526
transitive verb
1 archaic : SHARE
2 a : to convey knowledge of or information about : make known < communicate a story> b : to reveal by clear signs <his fear communicated itself to his friends>
3 : to cause to pass from one to another <some diseases are easily communicated >
intransitive verb
1 : to receive Communion
2 : to transmit information, thought, or feeling so that it is satisfactorily received or understood <two sides failing to communicate with each other>
3 : to open into each other : CONNECT <the rooms communicate >
– com · mu · ni · ca · tee \ - ˌ myü-ni-k ə - ' t ē \ noun
– com · mu · ni · ca · tor \ - ' myü-n ə - ˌ k ā -t ə r \ noun