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com·mu·ni·cate
(kə-myo͞o′nĭ-kāt′)v. com·mu·ni·cat·ed, com·mu·ni·cat·ing, com·mu·ni·cates
v.tr.
1.
a. To convey information about; make known; impart: communicated his views to our office.
b. To reveal clearly; manifest: Her disapproval communicated itself in her frown.
2. To spread (a disease, for example) to others; transmit: a carrier who communicated typhus.
v.intr.
1. To have an interchange, as of ideas.
2. To express oneself in such a way that one is readily and clearly understood: "That ability to communicate was strange in a man given to long, awkward silences" (Anthony Lewis).
3. Ecclesiastical To receive Communion.
4. To be connected, one with another: apartments that communicate.
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communicate
(kəˈmjuːnɪˌkeɪt)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.
3. (intr) to have a sympathetic mutual understanding
4. (usually foll by: with) to make or have a connecting passage or route; connect
5. (Pathology) (tr) to transmit (a disease); infect
6. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (intr) Christianity to receive or administer Communion
[C16: from Latin commūnicāre to share, from commūnis common]
comˈmuniˌcator n
comˈmunicatory adj
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com•mu•ni•cate
(kəˈmyu nɪˌkeɪt)v. -cat•ed, -cat•ing. v.t.
1. to impart knowledge of; make known; divulge.
2. to give to another; transmit: to communicate a disease.
3. to administer the Eucharist to.
4. Archaic. to share in or partake of.
v.i. 5. to give or interchange thoughts, feelings, information, or the like by writing, speaking, etc.
6. to express ideas or feelings effectively.
7. to be joined or connected: The rooms communicated by a hallway.
8. to partake of the Eucharist.
[1520–30; < Latin commūnicātus, past participle of commūnicāre to impart, make common <commūnis common]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
communicate
To use any means or method to convey information of any kind from one person or place to another.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
communicate
Past participle: communicated
Gerund: communicating
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| Verb | 1. | communicate - transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news" send a message - give or constitute a signal, not necessarily verbally; "The lack of good teachers sends a strong message to all parents in the community" relay - pass along; "Please relay the news to the villagers" get across, put over - communicate successfully; "I couldn't get across the message"; "He put over the idea very well" call for, request, bespeak, quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" receipt, acknowledge - report the receipt of; "The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper" carry - pass on a communication; "The news was carried to every village in the province" message - send as a message; "She messaged the final report by fax" message - send a message to; "She messaged the committee" |
| 2. | communicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" grimace, make a face, pull a face - contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do" fingerspell, finger-spell - communicate by means of specific gestures, as an alternative to sign language; "The Deaf often fingerspell" riddle - speak in riddles project - communicate vividly; "He projected his feelings" contact, get hold of, get through, reach - be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia" inflict, impose, bring down, visit - impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students" commune - communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity; "He seemed to commune with nature" ask, enquire, inquire - inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times" telecommunicate - communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights" blog - read, write, or edit a shared on-line journal greet - send greetings to nod - lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation; "The teacher nodded when the student gave the right answer" sign - communicate in sign language; "I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin" mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" talk, speak - exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words" speak, talk - use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect" gesticulate, gesture, motion - show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave" telepathise, telepathize - communicate nonverbally by telepathy; "some people believe they can telepathize with others around the world" write - communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week" radio - transmit messages via radio waves; "he radioed for help" write - communicate by letter; "He wrote that he would be coming soon" network - communicate with and within a group; "You have to network if you want to get a good job" signal, signalise, signalize, sign - communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs; "He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture"; "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu" semaphore - convey by semaphore, of information whistle - utter or express by whistling; "She whistled a melody" throw, give - convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture; "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look" pay, give - convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow; "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention" convey, express, carry - serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot of anger" issue - bring out an official document (such as a warrant) come over, come across - communicate the intended meaning or impression; "He came across very clearly" share - communicate; "I'd like to share this idea with you" get - communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone; "Bill called this number and he got Mary"; "The operator couldn't get Kobe because of the earthquake" interact - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues" | |
| 3. | communicate - transfer to another; "communicate a disease" communicate, pass along, put across, pass on, pass - transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news" transfer - move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital" | |
| 4. | communicate - join or connect; "The rooms communicated" intercommunicate - be interconnected, afford passage; "These rooms intercommunicate" | |
| 5. | communicate - be in verbal contact; interchange information or ideas; "He and his sons haven't communicated for years"; "Do you communicate well with your advisor?" message - send a message; "There is no messaging service at this company" interact - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues" | |
| 6. | communicate - administer Communion; in church commune, communicate - receive Communion, in the Catholic church covenant - enter into a covenant or formal agreement; "They covenanted with Judas for 30 pieces of silver"; "The nations covenanted to fight terrorism around the world" excommunicate, unchurch, curse - exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner" | |
| 7. | communicate - receive Communion, in the Catholic church communicate - administer Communion; in church covenant - enter into a covenant or formal agreement; "They covenanted with Judas for 30 pieces of silver"; "The nations covenanted to fight terrorism around the world" |
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communicate
verb
1. contact, talk, speak, phone, correspond, make contact, be in touch, ring up (informal, chiefly Brit.), be in contact, get in contact My natural mother has never communicated with me. They communicated in sign language.
2. make known, report, announce, reveal, publish, declare, spread, disclose, pass on, proclaim, transmit, convey, impart, divulge, disseminate The result will be communicated to parents.
make known sit on (informal), suppress, cover up, withhold, hold back, repress, keep secret, whitewash (informal), make known, keep back, hush up, keep under wraps
make known sit on (informal), suppress, cover up, withhold, hold back, repress, keep secret, whitewash (informal), make known, keep back, hush up, keep under wraps
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
communicate
verb2. To give expression to, as by gestures, facial aspects, or bodily posture:
3. To put into words:
articulate, convey, declare, express, say, state, talk, tell, utter, vent, verbalize, vocalize, voice.
Idiom: give tongue to.
5. To interact with another or others in a meaningful fashion:
Slang: click.
Idioms: be on the same wavelength, hit it off.
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Translations
يَتَّصِليَتَصِل بـيَنْقُل
komunikovatnavázat/udržovat kontaktsdělit
kommunikeremeddelegøre bekendt medholde kontakt
kommunikoida
komunicirati
érintkezik
hafa samband viîveita, miîla, segja
伝える
의사소통하다
avarinė rankenakalbuskomunikacijakomunikacijoslinkęs bendrauti
darīt zināmupaziņotsazināties
udržiavať spojenie
komuniciratisporočati
kommunicera
ติดต่อสื่อสาร
truyền đạt
communicate
[kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt]A. VT to communicate sth (to sb) [+ thoughts, information] → comunicar algo (a algn) (frm) [+ disease] → transmitir algo (a algn)
B. VI (= speak) → comunicarse (with con) we communicate by letter/telephone → mantenemos correspondencia/estamos en contacto telefónico
they just can't communicate → no se entienden en absoluto
they just can't communicate → no se entienden en absoluto
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
communicate
vi
(= be in communication) → in Verbindung or Kontakt stehen; the ship was unable to communicate with the shore → das Schiff konnte keine Verbindung zum Festland herstellen
(= convey or exchange thoughts) → sich verständigen, kommunizieren; the inability of modern man to communicate → die Unfähigkeit des heutigen Menschen zur Kommunikation
(Eccl, Catholic) → kommunizieren; (Protestant) → das Abendmahl empfangen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
communicate
[kəˈmjuːnɪˌkeɪt]1. vt to communicate sth (to sb) (thoughts, information) → comunicare qc (a qn) (frm) (disease) → trasmettere qc (a qn)
2. vi (speak) to communicate (with) → comunicare (con), mettersi in contatto (con)
communicating rooms → stanze fpl comunicanti
communicating rooms → stanze fpl comunicanti
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
communicate
(kəˈmjuːnikeit) verb1. to tell (information etc). She communicated the facts to him.
2. to get in touch (with). It's difficult to communicate with her now that she has left the country.
comˌmuniˈcation noun1. (an act, or means, of) conveying information. Communication is difficult in some remote parts of the country.
2. a piece of information given, a letter etc. I received your communication in this morning's post.
comˌmuniˈcations noun plural means of sending messages or of transporting (eg troops and supplies).
comˈmunicative (-tiv) adjective (negative uncommunicative) talkative; sociable. She's not very communicative this morning.
communication cord a chain etc in a railway carriage, to be pulled in an emergency.
communiˈcations ˌsatellite nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
communicate
→ يَتَصِل بـ komunikovat kommunikere kommunizieren επικοινωνώ comunicar, comunicarse kommunikoida communiquer komunicirati comunicare 伝える 의사소통하다 communiceren kommunisere zakomunikować comunicar общаться kommunicera ติดต่อสื่อสาร iletişim kurmak truyền đạt 交流Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
communicate
vt. comunicar; [to get in touch] comunicarse.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
communicate
vt, vi comunicar(se)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.