Circulate

Circulate (#) , intransitive verb

[Latin circulatus, past participle of circulare, transitive verb, to surround, make round, circulari, v. i., to gather into a circle. See Circle.]

To move in a circle or circuitously; to move round and return to the same point; as, the blood circulates in the body. — Boyle

To pass from place to place, from person to person, or from hand to hand; to be diffused; as, money circulates; a story circulates.

Collocations (3)

Circulating decimal , See Decimal.

Circulating library , a library whose books are loaned to the public, usually at certain fixed rates.

Circulating medium , See Medium.

Circulate , transitive verb

To cause to pass from place to place, or from person to person; to spread; as, to circulate a report; to circulate bills of credit.

Collocations (1)

Circulating pump , See under Pump.