Communicate Definition

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

"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

Usage tips for "communicate"

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