communicate
Other forms: communicated; communicating; communicates
To communicate is to exchange words, feelings, or information with others. They did communicate through texting and picture sharing, but the hug he gave his mom when he came home from college communicated more love than any instant message.
There are countless ways to communicate! Using an exclamation point in the first sentence is a way to communicate excitement at the many ways to use communicate. A facial expression can communicate joy or anger, and something written can communicate ideas and instructions. Cave men learned to communicate by drawing on cave walls, and people in modern times communicate electronically. Up close or far away, humans and animals — and some would say extraterrestrials, too — are born to communicate.
Definitions of communicate
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transfer to another
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join or connect“The rooms communicated”type of:intercommunicatebe interconnected, afford passage
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transmit information“Please communicate this message to all employees”synonyms: pass, pass along, pass on, put acrosstypes:send a messagegive or constitute a signal, not necessarily verballyrelaypass alongcarrypass on a communicationmessagesend as a messagemessagesend a message toordermake a request for somethingaskmake a request or demand for something to somebodyencorerequest an encore, from a performerpetitionwrite a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writingdemandrequest urgently and forcefullysupplicateask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayerapplyask (for something)reserveobtain or arrange (for oneself) in advancechallengeask for identificationdemandask to be informed ofclaimask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for exampledesireexpress a desire forbegask to obtain freecallcall a meeting; invite or command to meettextsend a brief electronic communication from one cellphone to another
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be in verbal contact; interchange information or ideas
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transmit thoughts or feelings“He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist”synonyms: intercommunicatetypes:finger-spell, fingerspellcommunicate by means of specific gestures, as an alternative to sign languageriddlespeak in riddlesprojectcommunicate vividlycommunecommunicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivitytelecommunicatecommunicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mailinformimpart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event toblogread, write, or edit a shared online journalgreetsend greetings tonodlower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmationsigncommunicate in sign languagewritecommunicate or express by writingradiotransmit messages via radio waveswritecommunicate by letternetworkcommunicate with and within a groupsemaphoreconvey by semaphore, of informationwhistleutter or express by whistlingissuebring out an official document (such as a warrant)sharecommunicategetcommunicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephonewaxwrite or speak in a specified mannerwinksignal by winkingwincemake a face indicating disgust or dislikesmilechange one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasurefrown, glower, lour, lowerlook angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapprovalshrugraise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignationscrew uptwist into a strained configurationwise upcause someone to become aware of somethingreadlook at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printedpingsend a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and activepingcontact, usually in order to remind of somethingraiseestablish radio communications withtrollspeak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voicebeginbegin to speak or sayclampimpose or inflict forcefullygiveinflict as a punishmentfoistforce onto anotherprayaddress a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayerprybe noseycall, call up, phone, ring, telephoneget or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephonetelexcommunicate by telexpontificatetalk in a dogmatic and pompous manneroratetalk pompouslyinoculateintroduce an idea or attitude into the mind ofacquaintinformwarnnotify, usually in advanceinformact as an informerfill insupply with information on a specific topicupdatebring up to date; supply with recent informationbetray, denounce, give away, grass, rat, shop, snitch, stag, tell ongive away information about somebodyundeceivefree from deception or illusionbless, signmake the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecratewarnnotify of danger, potential harm, or riskcue, prompt, remindassist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learnedvolunteertell voluntarilycomplimentexpress respect or esteem fordedicateinscribe or address by way of complimentaskaddress a question to and expect an answer fromnodexpress or signify by noddingcross oneselfmake the sign of the cross; in the Catholic religionregretexpress with regretshoututter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)whisperspeak softly; in a low voicepeepspeak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voicespeak upspeak louder; raise one's voiceenthuseutter with enthusiasmdesignate, indicate, point, showindicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figurativelyindicatestate or express brieflyspeak in tonguesspeak unintelligibly in or as if in religious ecstasynarkinform or spy (for the police)swallowutter indistinctlywhiffutter with a puff of airtelllet something be knownnarrateprovide commentary for a film, for exampletalk downspeak in a condescending manner, as if to a childspielspeak at great length (about something)cheekspeak impudently torun ontalk or narrate at lengthsmatterspeak with spotty or superficial knowledgeslanguse slang or vulgar languageleveltalk frankly with; lay it on the linetalk turkeydiscuss frankly, often in a business contextreportmake known to the authoritiesrasputter in a grating voicedisabusefree somebody (from an erroneous belief)shakeshake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive statewrite inwrite to an organizationstylemake consistent with certain rules of stylerewritewrite differently; alter the writing ofhandwritewrite by handblab, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, yammerspeak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantlychattermake noise as if chattering awaybutterfly, chat up, coquet, coquette, dally, flirt, mash, philander, romancetalk or behave amorously, without serious intentionswigwagsignal by or as if by a flag or light waved according to a codesemaphoresend signals by or as if by semaphoreheliographsignal by means of a mirror and the using the sun's raysflagcommunicate or signal with a flagopen uptalk freely and without inhibitionraptalk volublywhistlegive a signal by whistlingmurmurspeak softly or indistinctlyslurutter indistinctlybarkspeak in an unfriendly tonebayutter in deep prolonged tonescackletalk or utter in a cackling mannercallsend a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a messagebabbleutter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent waygulputter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quicklywrite upbring to public notice by writing, with praise or condemnationpunmake a play on wordssingproduce tones with the voicedeadpanspeak in a deliberately impassive or serious mannertextcommunicate by means of brief electronic communications, usually sent from one’s cellphonetype of:interactact together or towards others or with others
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administer Communion; in churchsynonyms:communereceive Communion, in the Catholic churchantonyms:excommunicateexclude from a church or a religious communityexcommunicateoust or exclude from a group or membership by decreetype of:covenantenter into a covenant or formal agreement
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receive Communion, in the Catholic church
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