circularise

verb

1. canvass by distributing letters

• Syn: ↑circularize

• Derivationally related forms: ↑circularisation, ↑circular, ↑circularization (for: ↑circularize), ↑circular (for: ↑circularize)

• Hypernyms: ↑poll, ↑canvass, ↑canvas

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s somebody

2. distribute circulars to

• Syn: ↑circularize

• Derivationally related forms: ↑circularisation, ↑circular, ↑circularization (for: ↑circularize), ↑circular (for: ↑circularize)

• Hypernyms: ↑send around

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s something

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Something ——s something

3. cause to become widely known

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spread information

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circulate a rumor

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broadcast the news

• Syn:

↑circulate, ↑circularize, ↑distribute, ↑disseminate, ↑propagate, ↑broadcast, ↑spread, ↑diffuse, ↑disperse, ↑pass around

• Derivationally related forms:

↑dispersive (for: ↑disperse), ↑dispersion (for: ↑disperse), ↑dispersal (for: ↑disperse), ↑diffusive (for: ↑diffuse), ↑diffusion (for: ↑diffuse), ↑spread (for: ↑spread), ↑spreading (for: ↑spread), ↑broadcast (for: ↑broadcast), ↑propagation (for: ↑propagate), ↑propagator (for: ↑propagate), ↑disseminative (for: ↑disseminate), ↑dissemination (for: ↑disseminate), ↑disseminator (for: ↑disseminate), ↑circular, ↑circulation (for: ↑circulate)

• Hypernyms: ↑publicize, ↑publicise, ↑air, ↑bare

• Hyponyms:

↑podcast, ↑sow, ↑popularize, ↑popularise, ↑vulgarize, ↑vulgarise, ↑generalize, ↑generalise, ↑carry, ↑run

• Verb Group: ↑go around, ↑spread, ↑circulate

• Cause: ↑go around, ↑spread, ↑circulate

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s something

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cirˈcularize or cirˈcularise transitive verb

1. To make circular

2. To send circulars to

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Main Entry: ↑circular

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circularise UK [ˈsɜː(r)kjʊləraɪz] US [ˈsɜrkjələˌraɪz]

a British spelling of circularize

Thesaurus: to send something somewhere_synonym