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communicate

/kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/verb4 syllables

Communicate means: transmit information.

Synonyms for communicate17

verb, as in transmit information

pass on, pass, pass along, put across

verb, as in transfer to another

verb, as in transmit thoughts or feelings

intercommunicate

verb, as in administer Communion; in church

verb, as in receive Communion, in the Catholic church

also used for communicate

articulate, common, share, express, make known, outspeak, portray, put, utter

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Opposites of communicate

excommunicate

What does communicate mean?7

verb

1

transmit information“Please communicate this message to all employees”

2

transfer to another“communicate a disease”

3

transmit thoughts or feelings“He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist”

4

administer Communion; in church

5

receive Communion, in the Catholic church

6

join or connect“The rooms communicated”

7

be in verbal contact; interchange information or ideas“He and his sons haven't communicated for years”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Communicate in a sentence

  • Well, someone has to be good in order to communicate.rockelle
  • If a language dies, doesn't that mean it is easier for people to communicate?mailohilohi
  • Even though the distance between us is great, we still communicate.sharris123
  • It's a phrasebook, and it will help you communicate.tokzyk
  • Before, he could hardly communicate his ideas, but now he's an excellent speaker.Luornu
  • Those two communicate a lot with each other at work, often rubbing shoulders.Aphima
  • Cats communicate very clearly, but you have to know the language.shekitten
  • However, animals communicate with each other but people don't understand that.maaster

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of communicate

as a verb

past tense
communicated
present participle
communicating
third-person singular
communicates
past participle
communicated