communicate

verb

kə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌkāt How to pronounce communicate (audio)
Definition of communicatenext
1
as in to transmit
to cause (something) to pass from one to another the infected cook unknowingly communicated the disease to hundreds of people

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2
as in to talk
to engage in an exchange of information or ideas for decades the two medical centers have been communicating about cancer research

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3
as in to reveal
to make known (something abstract) through outward signs his voice communicated a certain distrust and wariness

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Recent Examples of communicate But that judgment rests in part on assumptions about how the Fed communicates that may no longer hold under its new chairman. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 Checking the policy before booking and communicating preferences at check-in can help avoid surprises. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 To do this requires getting to know your own needs and preferences — and learning how to communicate them. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 16 Oct. 2026 Investigators also found that the bus matron, who had nearly 20 years of experience, made no effort to communicate with the driver or contact the school. — Doug Williams, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for communicate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for communicate
  1. transmit
  2. talk
  3. reveal
  4. spread
  5. brainstorm
  6. display
  7. convey
  8. show
Verb
  • While lone star ticks are the primary carriers of alpha-gal, black legged ticks do occasionally transmit alpha-gal syndrome, according to the CDC.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026
  • But land use attorneys Matthew McKerley and Richard Frank, in another op-ed, say many modern data centers fit the bill because they house equipment used to transmit consumer data to and from the internet.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of transmit
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  • Conservatives have talked for years about the need to downsize the federal leviathan.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Kevin Warsh wants the Fed to talk less and to force investors to look at the numbers and make their own decisions.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of talk
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  • The extra baggage negates the weightlessness, revealing a more flawed and earthbound iteration of the band.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
  • When scandals are revealed, teams and leagues with close ties to gambling companies are accused of hypocrisy.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of reveal
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  • That’s $280 billion from firms like Singapore’s Bitdeer, Australia’s Graphinex, Belgium’s UCB, South Korea’s Korea Zinc, and Japan’s Isuzu Motors, spread across more than 345 projects.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The company’s new Aura software measures hive health, pollen counts, and pesticide prevalence across its 2,200 hives spread around more than 70 cities.
    — Drew Robb, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of spread
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  • Create physical workspaces where employees can come together to brainstorm, talk through ideas and give each other feedback.
    — John Abou, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Civil rights groups and democracy-defending organizations have staged their own tabletop exercises brainstorming and rehearsing various scenarios.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
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  • The absence of a living monarch on our money, or on our travel documents, was not an accident haphazardly arrived at but a declaration of equality meant to be flourished and displayed.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Previously considered an undesirable byproduct, these structures have displayed unusual optical properties, including the ability to polarize, refract, and conduct light in distinctive ways.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of display
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  • On the microphone, his promos conveyed a no-nonsense intensity that equally gripped viewers.
    — Rudy Chinchilla, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Whether that’s a silk cami, a corset, or even a tube top, the pairing conveys a cool-girl vibe perfect for date night or dinner with friends.
    — Tatiana Ojea, Glamour, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of convey
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  • Video on social media showed distressed shopkeepers begging young men to stop stealing their inventory—and those young men pushing them aside to grab shoes and food from their shelves.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The analysis showed that quantum mechanics does indeed put a speed limit on how quickly different quantum systems can reach a thermal equilibrium.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
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“Communicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communicate. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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