Added 6 October 2026

communicate

/kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ verb

Latin root: commūnicāt Wiktionary

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

To impart. To impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone; to make known, to tell. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
It is vital that I communicate this information to you.
To impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone; to make known, to tell. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
It is vital that I communicate this information to you.
To impart or transmit (an intangible quantity, substance); to give a share of.
to communicate motion by means of a crank

Adapted borrowing of Latin commūnicāt- (past participial stem of commūnicō (“share, impart; make common”)) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), from commūnis (“common”) + -icō. Compare French communiquer and its older (and now obsolete) English cognate from Middle French, communique.