Circulate /(#)/

Cir·cu·late

Circulate

v. i.

imp. & p. p. Circulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Circulating

  1. To move in a circle or circuitously; to move round and return to the same point; as, the blood circulates in the body.
  2. To pass from place to place, from person to person, or from hand to hand; to be diffused; as, money circulates; a story circulates.

Phrases & Compounds
Circulating decimal
See Decimal.
Circulating library
a library whose books are loaned to the public, usually at certain fixed rates.
Circulating medium
See Medium.

Circulate

v. t.
  1. To cause to pass from place to place, or from person to person; to spread; as, to circulate a report; to circulate bills of credit.

Phrases & Compounds
Circulating pump
See under Pump.