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Added 6 October 2026

circulate

/ˈsɜː.kjʊˌleɪt/ verb

In Latin: circumrotō Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about circulate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To move in circles or through a circuit.
To cause (a person or thing) to move in circles or through a circuit.
To move from person to person, as at a party.

Origin

Borrowed from Late Latin circulātus, perfect passive participle of Late Latin circulō (“to make circular, encircle”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), a later collateral form of circulor (“form a circle (of men) around oneself”), from circulus (“a circle”). See also Middle English circulat(e) (“(alchemy) changed by continuous distillation in a closed vessel”).

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