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Communicate

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Verb (usu participle), Verb (intransitive), Verb (transitive)
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com=mu=ni=cate

CIDE DICTIONARY

Communicatev. t. [L. communicatus, p. p. of communicare to communicate, fr. communis common. See Commune, v. i.].
  •  To share in common; to participate in.  [1913 Webster]
    "To thousands that communicate our loss."  [1913 Webster]
  •  To impart; to bestow; to convey; as, to communicate a disease or a sensation; to communicate motion by means of a crank.  [1913 Webster]
    "Where God is worshiped, there he communicates his blessings and holy influences."  [1913 Webster]
  •  To make known; to recount; to give; to impart; as, to communicate information to any one.  [1913 Webster]
  •  To administer the communion to.  [1913 Webster]
    " This verb was formerly followed by with before the person receiving, but now usually takes to after it."  [1913 Webster]
    "She [the church] . . . may communicate him."  [1913 Webster]
    "He communicated those thoughts only with the Lord Digby."
Syn. -- To impart; bestow; confer; reveal; disclose; tell; announce; recount; make known.
Communicatev. i. 
  •  To share or participate; to possess or enjoy in common; to have sympathy.  [1913 Webster]
    "Ye did communicate with my affliction."  [1913 Webster]
  •  To give alms, sympathy, or aid.  [1913 Webster]
    "To do good and to communicate forget not."  [1913 Webster]
  •  To have intercourse or to be the means of intercourse; as, to communicate with another on business; to be connected; as, a communicating artery.  [1913 Webster]
    "Subjects suffered to communicate and to have intercourse of traffic."  [1913 Webster]
    "The whole body is nothing but a system of such canals, which all communicate with one another."  [1913 Webster]
  •  To partake of the Lord's supper; to commune.  [1913 Webster]
    "The primitive Christians communicated every day."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Communicate, v.
1 tr. a transmit or pass on by speaking or writing (communicated his ideas). b transmit (heat, motion, etc.). c pass on (an infectious illness). d impart (feelings etc.) non-verbally (communicated his affection).
2 intr. succeed in conveying information, evoking understanding etc. (he communicates well).
3 intr. (often foll. by with) share a feeling or understanding; relate socially.
4 intr. (often foll. by with) (of a room etc.) have a common door (my room communicates with yours).
5 a tr. administer Holy Communion to. b intr. receive Holy Communion.

Derivative
communicator n. communicatory adj.
Etymology
L communicare communicat- (as COMMON)

THESAURUS

Communicate

abut, accord, acquaint, adhere, administer, administer Communion, advertise, advertise of, advice, advise, afford, allot, allow, announce, apprise, articulate, assign, associate with, attend Communion, attend Mass, award, bandy words, be in connection, be in contact, be in tune, bestow, bestow on, betray, border, break, breathe, brief, bring word, broadcast, butt, carry over, celebrate, celebrate Mass, chew the fat, chew the rag, chime, chin, chorus, clinch, cohere, colloque, colloquize, come out with, come together, commerce, commerce with, commune with, communicate with, communication, communion, confab, confabulate, confer, connect, consign, converge, conversation, converse, converse with, conversing, convey, correspond with, deal, deal out, deal with, deliver, deport, diffuse, directive, disclose, discourse with, discover, discussion, dish out, dispense, disseminate, divulge, dole, dole out, donate, embrace, emit, enlighten, enunciate, exchange, expel, export, express, extend, extradite, familiarize, fling off, fork out, formulate, get across, get over, get through to, gift, gift with, give, give expression, give freely, give notice, give out, give out with, give the facts, give tongue, give utterance, give voice, give word, grant, grow together, hand down, hand forward, hand on, hand out, hand over, hang together, have dealings with, have intercourse, have truck with, heap, help to, hint, hold communication, hold together, impart, imply, import, inform, instruct, intelligence, interchange, intercommunicate, intercommunication, intercourse, issue, join, keep, knit, lavish, leave word, let have, let know, let on, let out, line, lip, make known, make over, march, meet, mention to, merge, metastasize, metathesize, mete, mete out, news, notify, observe, offer, out with, pass, pass along, pass on, pass over, pass the buck, perfuse, phonate, phrase, pour, pour forth, present, proffer, promulgate, pronounce, publicize, put across, put forth, put in words, rain, raise, reach, receive the Sacrament, relate, relay, render, report, reveal, say, send, send word, serve, serve notice, set forth, share, share with, shell out, shoot the breeze, shower, signal, slip, snow, solemnize, sound, speak, speak with, spread, suggest, supply, switch, take counsel with, talk, talk together, talking, tell, tender, throw off, tidings, traffic with, transfer, transfer property, transfuse, translate, translocate, transmit, transplace, transplant, transpose, turn over, unite, utter, verbalize, verge, verse, visit with, vocalize, voice, vouchsafe, wavelength, whisper, word, yield

ROGET THESAURUS

Communicate

Giving

VB deliver, hand, pass, put into the hands of, hand over, make over, deliver over, pass over, turn over, assign dower, present, give away, dispense, dispose of, give out, deal out, dole out, mete out, fork out, squeeze out, pay, render, impart, communicate, concede, cede, yield, part with, shed, cast, spend, give, bestow, confer, grant, accord, award, assign, intrust, consign, vest in, make a present, allow, contribute, subscribe, furnish its quota, invest, endow, settle upon, bequeath, leave, devise, furnish, supply, help, administer to, afford, spare, accommodate with, indulge with, favor with, shower down upon, lavish, pour on, thrust upon, tip, bribe, tickle the palm, grease the palm, offer, sacrifice, immolate.

Worship

VB worship, lift up the heart, aspire, revere, adore, do service, pay homage, humble oneself, kneel, bow the knee, bend the knee, fall down, fall on one's knees, prostrate oneself, bow down and worship, pray, invoke, supplicate, put up, offer up prayers, offer petitions, beseech, say one's prayers, tell one's beads, return thanks, give thanks, say grace, bless, praise, laud, glorify, magnify, sing praises, give benediction, lead the choir, intone, deacon, deacon off propitiate, offer sacrifice, fast, deny oneself, vow, offer vows, give alms, work out one's salvation, go to church, attend service, attend mass, communicate.

Rite

VB perform service, do duty, minister, officiate, baptize, dip, sprinkle, anoint, confirm, lay hands on, give the sacrament, administer the sacrament, administer extreme unction, hear confession, administer holy penance, shrive, excommunicate, ban with bell book and candle, attend services, attend mass, go to mass, hear mass, take the sacrament, receive the sacrament, receive communion, attend the sacrament, partake of the sacrament, partake of communion, communicate, receive extreme unction, confess, go to confession, receive penance, anele, preach, sermonize, predicate, lecture.

Information

VB tell, inform, inform of, acquaint, acquaint with, impart, impart to, make acquaintance with, apprise, advise, enlighten, awaken, transmit, let fall, mention, express, intimate, represent, communicate, make known, publish, notify, signify, specify, convey the knowledge of, let one know, have one to know, give one to understand, give notice, set before, lay before, put before, point out, put into one's head, put one in possession of, instruct, direct the attention to, announce, annunciate, report, report progress, bringword, send word, leave word, write word, telegraph, telephone, wire, retail, render an account, give an account, state, let slip, blurt out, spill the beans, unburden oneself of, let off one's chest, disclose, show cause, explain, hint, given an inkling of, give a hint, drop a hint, throw out a hint, insinuate, allude to, make allusion to, glance at, tip the wink, suggest, prompt, give the cue, breathe, whisper, whisper in the ear, give a bit of one's mind, tell one plainly, tell once for all, speak volumes, undeceive, unbeguile, set right, correct, open the eyes of, disabuse, disillusion one of, be informed of, know, learn, get scent of, get wind of, gather from, awaken to, open one's eyes to, become alive, become awake to, hear, overhear, understand, come to one's ears, come to one's knowledge, reach one's ears.


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