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verb
- 1. share or exchange information, news, or ideas: "the prisoner was forbidden to communicate with his family" Similar
- 2. pass on (an infectious disease) to another person or animal: "the disease is communicated from one person to another" Similar
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COMMUNICATE definition: 1. to share information with others by speaking, writing, moving your body, or using other signals…. Learn more.
: to transmit information, thought, or feeling so that it is satisfactorily received or understood. two sides failing to communicate with each other. The computer communicates with peripheral equipment. 2. : to open into each other : connect. The rooms communicate. 3. : to receive Communion.
to give or interchange thoughts, feelings, information, or the like, by writing, speaking, etc.: They communicate with each other every day. to express thoughts, feelings, or information easily or effectively. to be joined or connected: The rooms communicated by means of a hallway. to partake of the Eucharist. Obsolete. to take part or participate.
vb. 1. (Communications & Information) to impart (knowledge) or exchange (thoughts, feelings, or ideas) by speech, writing, gestures, etc. 2. (usually foll by: to) to allow (a feeling, emotion, etc) to be sensed (by), willingly or unwillingly; transmit (to): the dog communicated his fear to the other animals.
To communicate is to exchange words, feelings, or information with others. They did communicate through texting and picture sharing, but the hug he gave his mom when he came home from college communicated more love than any instant message. There are countless ways to communicate!
to share information with others by speaking, writing, moving your body, or using other signals: communicate with We can now communicate instantly with people on the other side of the world. Unable to speak a word of the language, he communicated with (= using) his hands.
communicate, impart denote giving to a person or thing a part or share of something, now usually something immaterial, as knowledge, thoughts, hopes, qualities, or properties.
[intransitive, transitive] to share or exchange information, news, ideas, feelings, etc. We only communicate by email. They communicated in sign language. Candidates must be able to communicate effectively. communicate with somebody/something Dolphins use sound to communicate with each other.
to share information with others by speaking, writing, moving your body, or using other signals: We can now communicate instantly with people on the other side of the world. Has the news been communicated to the staff yet? Fewer examples. Teachers need to be able to communicate ideas effectively.
communicate (somewhat formal) to exchange information or ideas with someone: We only communicate by e-mail. Dolphins use sound to communicate with each other. Communicate is often used when the speaker wants to draw attention to the means of communication used.
