communicate

== English == === Etymology 1 === Adapted borrowing of Latin commūnicāt- (past participial stem of commūnicō (“share, impart; make common”)) +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix), from commūnis (“common”) +‎ -icō. Compare French communiquer and its older (and now obsolete) English cognate from Middle French, communique. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ Hyphenation: com‧mu‧ni‧cate ==== Verb ==== communicate (third-person singular simple present communicates, present participle communicating, simple past and past participle communicated) To impart. (transitive) To impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone; to make known, to tell. [from 16th c.] (transitive) To impart or transmit (an intangible quantity, substance); to give a share of. [from 16th c.] (transitive) To pass on (a disease) to another person, animal etc. [from 17th c.] To share (transitive, obsolete) To share (in); to have in common, to partake of. [16th–19th c.] (intransitive, Christianity) To receive the bread and wine at a celebration of the Eucharist; to take part in Holy Communion. [from 16th c.] (transitive, Christianity) To administer the Holy Communion to (someone). [from 16th c.] (intransitive) To express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means; to have intercourse, to exchange information. [from 16th c.] (intransitive) To be connected by means of an opening or channel [with with ‘another room, vessel etc.’]. [from 16th c.] ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Hyponyms ===== See also Thesaurus:communicate ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English communicate, an adapted borrowing of Latin commūnicātus (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), perfect passive participle of commūnicō (“to make commune”). ==== Adjective ==== communicate (comparative more communicate, superlative most communicate) (obsolete) Communicated, (made) commune, joined. ===== Related terms ===== === References === == Latin == === Verb === commūnicāte second-person plural present active imperative of commūnicō