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communicate

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

com·mu·ni·cate / kəˈmyoōnəˌkāt/ • v. 1. [intr.] share or exchange information, news, or ideas. ∎ [tr.] impart or pass on (information, news, or ideas): he communicated his findings to the inspector. ∎ [tr.] convey or transmit (an emotion or feeling) in a nonverbal way. ∎ succeed in conveying one's ideas or in evoking understanding in others: the ability to communicate. ∎ (of two people) be able to share and understand each other's thoughts and feelings. ∎ [tr.] (usu. be communicated) pass on (an infectious disease) to another person or animal. ∎ [tr.] transmit (heat or motion). ∎ [often as adj.] (communicating) (of two rooms) have a common connecting door. 2. [intr.] Christian Church receive Holy Communion. DERIVATIVES: com·mu·ni·ca·tor / -ˌkātər/ n. com·mu·ni·ca·to·ry / -kəˌtôrē/ adj.

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communicate

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communicate give a share of, share in; receive, administer Holy Communion; hold intercourse with XVI; have a common channel of passage XVIII. f. pp. stem of L. commūnicāre, f. commūnis COMMON; see -ATE 3.
So communication, communicative XIV.

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communicate

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

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