[cir.cu.late] vb -lat.ed ; -lat.ing [L circulatus, pp. of circulare, fr. circulus] vi (ca. 1650) 1: to move in a circle, circuit, or orbit; esp: to follow a course that returns to the starting point "blood ~s through the body"
2: to pass from person to person or place to place: as a: to flow without obstruction b: to become well-known or widespread "rumors circulated through the town" c: to go from group to group at a social gathering d: to come into the hands of readers; specif: to become sold or distributed ~ vt: to cause to circulate -- cir.cu.lat.able adj -- cir.cu.la.tive adj -- cir.cu.la.tor n