Communicate Definition & Meaning

communicate
verb
  1. transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news"
  2. transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"
  3. transfer to another; "communicate a disease"
  4. join or connect; "The rooms communicated"
  5. be in verbal contact; interchange information or ideas; "He and his sons haven't communicated for years"; "Do you communicate well with your advisor?"
  6. administer Communion; in church
  7. receive Communion, in the Catholic church

Synonyms for communicate

commune noun

the smallest administrative district of several European countries a body of people or families living together and

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convey verb

make known; pass on, of information; "She conveyed the message to me" serve as a means for expressing something

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intercommunicate verb

be interconnected, afford passage; "These rooms intercommunicate" transmit thoughts or feelings

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pass adj

of advancing the ball by throwing it; "a team with a good passing attack

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transmit verb

transfer to another; "communicate a disease" transmit or serve as the medium for transmission

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"Communicate" in song lyrics

See how communicate is used in real songs:

  • "Dear Lord, I need you, please communicate"
    Apathy f/ Diabolic, Eternia — Dear Lord
  • "Let it penetrate, just a little way gangstas communicate"
    Black Knights f/ D.L. Hughley — Real Talk
  • "And use the Wu-Tang symbol to communicate"
    DJ Muggs f/ GZA, RZA — Third World

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What does communicate mean?
transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news" transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" transfer to another; "communicate a disease" join or connect; "The rooms communicated" be in verbal contact; interchange information or ideas; "He and his sons haven't communicated for years"; "Do you communicate well with your advisor?" administer Communion; in church receive Communion, in the Catholic church
What part of speech is communicate?
Communicate is a verb.
How many definitions does communicate have?
Communicate has 7 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).

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