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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Communicate \Com*mu"ni*cate\ (k[o^]m*m[=u]"n[i^]*k[=a]t ), v. t.
     [imp. & p. p. Communicated; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Communicating.] [L. communicatus, p. p. of communicare to
     communicate, fr. communis common. See Commune, v. i.]
     1. To share in common; to participate in. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To thousands that communicate our loss. --B. Jonson
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To impart; to bestow; to convey; as, to communicate a
        disease or a sensation; to communicate motion by means of
        a crank.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Where God is worshiped, there he communicates his
              blessings and holy influences.        --Jer. Taylor.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To make known; to recount; to give; to impart; as, to
        communicate information to any one.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To administer the communion to. [R.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              She [the church] . . . may communicate him. --Jer.
                                                    Taylor.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: This verb was formerly followed by with before the
           person receiving, but now usually takes to after it.
           [1913 Webster]
  
                 He communicated those thoughts only with the Lord
                 Digby.                             --Clarendon.
  
     Syn: To impart; bestow; confer; reveal; disclose; tell;
          announce; recount; make known.
  
     Usage: To Communicate, Impart, Reveal. Communicate is
            the more general term, and denotes the allowing of
            others to partake or enjoy in common with ourselves.
            Impart is more specific. It is giving to others a part
            of what we had held as our own, or making them our
            partners; as, to impart our feelings; to impart of our
            property, etc. Hence there is something more intimate
            in imparting intelligence than in communicating it. To
            reveal is to disclose something hidden or concealed;
            as, to reveal a secret.
            [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Communicate \Com*mu"ni*cate\, v. i.
     1. To share or participate; to possess or enjoy in common; to
        have sympathy.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Ye did communicate with my affliction. --Philip. iv.
                                                    4.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To give alms, sympathy, or aid.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To do good and to communicate forget not. --Heb.
                                                    xiii. 16.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To have intercourse or to be the means of intercourse; as,
        to communicate with another on business; to be connected;
        as, a communicating artery.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Subjects suffered to communicate and to have
              intercourse of traffic.               --Hakluyt.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The whole body is nothing but a system of such
              canals, which all communicate with one another.
                                                    --Arbuthnot.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To partake of the Lord's supper; to commune.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The primitive Christians communicated every day.
                                                    --Jer. Taylor.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Communicate \Com*mu"ni*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Communicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Communicating.] [L.
     communicatus, p. p. of communicare to communicate, fr.
     communis common. See Commune, v. i.]
     1. To share in common; to participate in. [Obs.]
  
              To thousands that communicate our loss. --B. Jonson
  
     2. To impart; to bestow; to convey; as, to communicate a
        disease or a sensation; to communicate motion by means of
        a crank.
  
              Where God is worshiped, there he communicates his
              blessings and holy influences.        --Jer. Taylor.
  
     3. To make known; to recount; to give; to impart; as, to
        communicate information to any one.
  
     4. To administer the communion to. [R.]
  
              She [the church] . . . may communicate him. --Jer.
                                                    Taylor.
  
     Note: This verb was formerly followed by with before the
           person receiving, but now usually takes to after it.
  
                 He communicated those thoughts only with the Lord
                 Digby.                             --Clarendon.
  
     Syn: To impart; bestow; confer; reveal; disclose; tell;
          announce; recount; make known.
  
     Usage: To Communicate, Impart, Reveal. Communicate is
            the more general term, and denotes the allowing of
            others to partake or enjoy in common with ourselves.
            Impart is more specific. It is giving to others a part
            of what we had held as our own, or making them our
            partners; as, to impart our feelings; to impart of our
            property, etc. Hence there is something more intimate
            in imparting intelligence than in communicating it. To
            reveal is to disclose something hidden or concealed;
            as, to reveal a secret.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Communicate \Com*mu"ni*cate\, v. i.
     1. To share or participate; to possess or enjoy in common; to
        have sympathy.
  
              Ye did communicate with my affliction. --Philip. iv.
                                                    4.
  
     2. To give alms, sympathy, or aid.
  
              To do good and to communicate forget not. --Heb.
                                                    xiii. 16.
  
     3. To have intercourse or to be the means of intercourse; as,
        to communicate with another on business; to be connected;
        as, a communicating artery.
  
              Subjects suffered to communicate and to have
              intercourse of traffic.               --Hakluyt.
  
              The whole body is nothing but a system of such
              canals, which all communicate with one another.
                                                    --Arbuthnot.
  
     4. To partake of the Lord's supper; to commune.
  
              The primitive Christians communicated every day.
                                                    --Jer. Taylor.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  communicate
       v 1: transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to
            all employees" [syn: pass on, pass, put across]
       2: transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his
          anxieties to the psychiatrist" [syn: intercommunicate]
       3: transfer to another; "communicate a disease" [syn: convey,
           transmit]
       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 [ant: excommunicate]
       7: receive Communion, in the Catholic church [syn: commune]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  communicate
     Αγγλικά vb.
     επικοινωνώ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  communicate
     vb.
     1 To impart
     2 # (lb en transitive) To impart or transmit (information or
  knowledge) (m en to) someone; to make known, to tell. (from 16th c.)
     3 # (lb en transitive) To impart or transmit (an intangible quantity,
  substance); to give a share of. (from 16th c.)
     4 # (lb en transitive) To pass on (a disease) to another person,
  animal etc. (from 17th c.)
     5 To share
     6 # (lb en transitive obsolete) To share (in); to have in common, to
  partake of.  16th 19th c.)
     7 # (lb en intransitive Christianity) To receive the bread and wine
  at a celebration of the Eucharist; to take part in Holy Communion. (from
  16th c.)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  communicate
     vb.
     1 To impart
     2 # (lb en transitive) To impart or transmit (information or
  knowledge) (m en to) someone; to make known, to tell. (from 16th c.)
     3 # (lb en transitive) To impart or transmit (an intangible quantity,
  substance); to give a share of. (from 16th c.)
     4 # (lb en transitive) To pass on (a disease) to another person,
  animal etc. (from 17th c.)
     5 To share
     6 # (lb en transitive obsolete) To share (in); to have in common, to
  partake of.  16th 19th c.)
     7 # (lb en intransitive Christianity) To receive the bread and wine
  at a celebration of the Eucharist; to take part in Holy Communion. (from
  16th c.)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  communicate
     vb.
     1 To impart
     2 # (lb en transitive) To impart or transmit (information or
  knowledge) (m en to) someone; to make known, to tell. (from 16th c.)
     3 # (lb en transitive) To impart or transmit (an intangible quantity,
  substance); to give a share of. (from 16th c.)
     4 # (lb en transitive) To pass on (a disease) to another person,
  animal etc. (from 17th c.)
     5 To share
     6 # (lb en transitive obsolete) To share (in); to have in common, to
  partake of.  16th 19th c.)
     7 # (lb en intransitive Christianity) To receive the bread and wine
  at a celebration of the Eucharist; to take part in Holy Communion. (from
  16th c.)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  communicate
     vb.
     1 To impart
     2 # (lb en transitive) To impart or transmit (information or
  knowledge) (m en to) someone; to make known, to tell. (from 16th c.)
     3 # (lb en transitive) To impart or transmit (an intangible quantity,
  substance); to give a share of. (from 16th c.)
     4 # (lb en transitive) To pass on (a disease) to another person,
  animal etc. (from 17th c.)
     5 To share
     6 # (lb en transitive obsolete) To share (in); to have in common, to
  partake of.  16th 19th c.)
     7 # (lb en intransitive Christianity) To receive the bread and wine
  at a celebration of the Eucharist; to take part in Holy Communion. (from
  16th c.)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  communicate
     Englanti vb.
     1 kommunikoida, viestiä
     2 ilmoittaa, tiedottaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  communicate
     Engelska vb.
     kommunicera

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  communicate /kəmjˈuːnɪkˌeɪt/
  meedeel

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Communicate /kəmjˈuːnɪkˌeɪt/
  إتّصل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  communicate //kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt// 
  1. общувам
  to express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means
  2. съобща́вам
  to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
  3. предава́м
  to impart or transmit (to another); to give a share of
  4. пренасям
  to pass on (a disease) to another person, animal etc.
  5. причастя́вам се
  to receive or take part in Holy Communion

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  communicate /kəmjˈuːnɪkˌeɪt/ 
  sdělit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  communicate /kəmjˈuːnɪkˌeɪt/ 
  komunikovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  communicate /kəmjˈuːnɪkˌeɪt/
  dorozumívat se

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  communicate /kəmjˈuːnɪkˌeɪt/ 
  cyfathrebu 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  communicate /kəmjˈuːnɪkˌeɪt/ 
  cymuno 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  communicate /kəmjˈuːnɪkˌeɪt/ 
  sich besprechen , in Verbindung stehen 
           Note: mit
   see: communicating, communicated
  
           Note: with

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  communicate /kəmjˈuːnɪkˌeɪt/ 
  kommunizieren 
           Note: mit
        "communicate with sb."  - mit jdm. kommunizieren
   see: communicating, communicated, communicates, communicated, The communication was in English.
  
           Note: with

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  communicate /kəmjˈuːnɪkˌeɪt/ 
  mitteilen 
        "communicate an idea"  - ein Idee vermitteln
        "communicate with sb."  - sich jdm. mitteilen
   see: communicating, communicated, communicates, communicated, let you know
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  communicate /kəmjˈuːnɪkˌeɪt/ 
  rüberbringen 
   see: communicating, communicated
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  communicate /kəmjˈuːnɪkˌeɪt/ 
  übertragen 
   see: communicating, communicated
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  communicate /kəmjˈuːnɪkˌeɪt/ 
  verbunden sein 
           Note: durch eine Tür
   see: communicating rooms
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  communicate /kəmjˈuːnɪkˌeɪt/
  
  επικοινωνώ

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  communicate //kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt// 
  1. olla yhteydessä, yhdistää
  to be connected with
  2. kommunikoida, ilmaista, keskustella, viestiä
  to express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means
  3. kommunikoida, ilmoittaa, tiedottaa, viestiä
  to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
  4. välittää
  to impart or transmit (to another); to give a share of
  5. tartuttaa
  to pass on (a disease) to another person, animal etc.
  6. osallistua ehtoolliselle
  to receive or take part in Holy Communion
  7. jakaa
  to share (in); to have in common, to partake of

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  communicate /kəmjuːnikeit/
  communiquer

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  communicate /kəmjˈuːnɪkˌeɪt/ 
  1. कहना, बतलाना, पहुँचाना, जताना
        "Please communicate this message to all employees"

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  communicate /kəmjˈuːnɪkˌeɪt/
  biti u vezi, dostavljati, komunicirati, obavijestiti nekoga o nečemu, općiti, poslati, poslati informacije, prenositi podatke, prijenos podatke, priopćavati, priopćiti, saopćavati, slati

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  communicate /kəmjˈuːnɪkˌeɪt/
  1. annunciare, comunicare
  2. infettare

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  communicate //kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt// 
  1. 通じる, 連絡をとる
  to express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means
  2. 伝える
  to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  communicate /kəˈmju:nɪkeɪt/ 
   1.  komunikować się, przesyłać wiadomości
   2.  porozumiewać się
   3.  przekazywać (sth to sb - coś komuś)
   4.  nawiązywać kontakt, rozumieć się

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  communicate /kəmjuːnikeit/
  comunicar, participar

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  communicate /kəmjuːnikeit/
  1. comunicar, informar
  2. contagiar, inficionar

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  communicate //kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt// 
  kommunicera 2.
  to express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means
   3.
  to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  communicate /kəmjˈuːnɪkˌeɪt/
  1. ifade etmek, anlatmak
  2. nakletmek
  3. meramını anlatmak
  4. muhabere etmek, haberleşmek
  5. bulaştırmak
  6. aralannda bağlantı olmak
  7. bildirmek.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  249 Moby Thesaurus words for "communicate":
     abut, accord, acquaint, adhere, administer, administer Communion,
     advertise, advertise of, advice, advise, afford, allot, allow,
     announce, apprise, articulate, assign, associate with,
     attend Communion, attend Mass, award, bandy words,
     be in connection, be in contact, be in tune, bestow, bestow on,
     betray, border, break, breathe, brief, bring word, broadcast, butt,
     carry over, celebrate, celebrate Mass, chew the fat, chew the rag,
     chime, chin, chorus, clinch, cohere, colloque, colloquize,
     come out with, come together, commerce, commerce with,
     commune with, communicate with, communication, communion, confab,
     confabulate, confer, connect, consign, converge, conversation,
     converse, converse with, conversing, convey, correspond with, deal,
     deal out, deal with, deliver, deport, diffuse, directive, disclose,
     discourse with, discover, discussion, dish out, dispense,
     disseminate, divulge, dole, dole out, donate, embrace, emit,
     enlighten, enunciate, exchange, expel, export, express, extend,
     extradite, familiarize, fling off, fork out, formulate, get across,
     get over, get through to, gift, gift with, give, give expression,
     give freely, give notice, give out, give out with, give the facts,
     give tongue, give utterance, give voice, give word, grant,
     grow together, hand down, hand forward, hand on, hand out,
     hand over, hang together, have dealings with, have intercourse,
     have truck with, heap, help to, hint, hold communication,
     hold together, impart, imply, import, inform, instruct,
     intelligence, interchange, intercommunicate, intercommunication,
     intercourse, issue, join, keep, knit, lavish, leave word, let have,
     let know, let on, let out, line, lip, make known, make over, march,
     meet, mention to, merge, metastasize, metathesize, mete, mete out,
     news, notify, observe, offer, out with, pass, pass along, pass on,
     pass over, pass the buck, perfuse, phonate, phrase, pour,
     pour forth, present, proffer, promulgate, pronounce, publicize,
     put across, put forth, put in words, rain, raise, reach,
     receive the Sacrament, relate, relay, render, report, reveal, say,
     send, send word, serve, serve notice, set forth, share, share with,
     shell out, shoot the breeze, shower, signal, slip, snow, solemnize,
     sound, speak, speak with, spread, suggest, supply, switch,
     take counsel with, talk, talk together, talking, tell, tender,
     throw off, tidings, traffic with, transfer, transfer property,
     transfuse, translate, translocate, transmit, transplace,
     transplant, transpose, turn over, unite, utter, verbalize, verge,
     verse, visit with, vocalize, voice, vouchsafe, wavelength, whisper,
     word, yield
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 沟通,传达,感染;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 传送,传达
     vi. 通讯,通信,交流

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