[com.mu.ni.cate] vb -cat.ed ; -cat.ing [L communicatus, pp. of communicare to impart, participate, fr. communis common--more at mean] vt (1526) 1 archaic: share
2. a: to convey knowledge of or information about: make known "~ 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" ~ vi 1: to receive Communion
2: to transmit information, thought, or feeling so that it is satisfactorily received or understood
3: to open into each other: connect "the rooms ~" -- com.mu.ni.ca.tee n -- com.mu.ni.ca.tor n