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communicate

/kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/
com · mu · ni · cate
Adverb:communicatively
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Adjective:communicative
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Past Simple:communicated
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Past Participle:communicated
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Present Participle:communicating
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communicate Lexical Profile

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• verb

1

To share or exchange information, news, ideas, or feelings with others by speaking, writing, or using signals.

Example

"The two research teams communicate regularly via video conferences to coordinate their findings."

2

To transmit or pass on an infectious disease, heat, or motion from one person or object to another.

Example

"Mosquitoes can communicate the virus to humans through a single bite."

3

To have a connecting door, passage, or opening between two rooms or spaces.

Example

"The master bedroom communicates directly with a private study and a sunlit balcony."

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• Rhymes for communicate

• Nearby Words

commune
communicability
communicable
communicate
communication
communications
communicative

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in the late 15th century from Latin communicatus, past participle of communicare ('to share, divide out, or impart'), derived from communis ('common, public, shared by all').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Communicate. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/communicate
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