communicate
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
communicates;
communicated;
communicating
communicates;
communicated;
communicating
Britannica Dictionary definition of COMMUNICATE
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to give information about (something) to someone by speaking, writing, moving your hands, etc.
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He was asked to communicate the news to the rest of the people.
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His book communicates [=conveys] the harsh realities of war.
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She communicated her ideas to the group.
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Good teachers communicate effectively.
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She likes to communicate [=(more informally) keep in touch] with her sister through/by/via e-mail.
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The two computers are able to communicate directly with one another.
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The pilot communicated with the airport just before the crash.
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to get someone to understand your thoughts or feelings
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The couple has trouble communicating.
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the challenge of getting the two groups to communicate with each other
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We communicate a lot of information through body language.
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He communicated his dissatisfaction to the staff.
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If you're excited about the product, your enthusiasm will communicate itself to customers.
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medical
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to pass (a disease) from one person or animal to another
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One monkey communicated [=transmitted, spread] the disease to the others.
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The disease is communicated through saliva.
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formal, of rooms, parts of a building, etc.
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to have openings to each other
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The rooms communicate [=connect] through a secret passage.
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The president was an effective communicator.
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a good/poor communicator
