COMMUNICATE


Meaning of COMMUNICATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌkāt ]

verb

( -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 -ˌmyü-ni-kə-ˈtē noun

• com·mu·ni·ca·tor -ˈmyü-nə-ˌkā-tər noun

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