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- pronunciation:
- k
myu
nih
keIt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
communicates, communicating, communicated |
| definition 1: |
to impart.
The letter is short, but it communicates the message.- synonyms:
- convey, impart, inform, relate, tell
- similar words:
- advise, apprise, carry, contact, disclose, disseminate, express, give, notify, say, signify, speak, talk, transmit, voice
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| definition 2: |
to transmit to another, esp. a disease.
The disease is communicated from one person to another through the air.- synonyms:
- transmit
- similar words:
- contact, disseminate, infect, spread
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| related words: |
bow, cast, deliver, get across, herald, import, leak, phrase, relate, tell |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to exchange thoughts, ideas, or information.
We didn't speak each other's language well, so we sometimes had trouble communicating.My colleagues and I communicate most often by e-mail.
- synonyms:
- relate, speak, talk
- similar words:
- advise, commune, converse, inform, say, tell
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| definition 2: |
to express one's thoughts and feelings.
When she's upset, she needs to communicate.Some people are more able to communicate with a stranger than with people they are close to.- similar words:
- commune, inform, speak
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| related words: |
correspond, relate, talk |
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| derivation: |
communicator (n.) |
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