Definition of communicate | Collins English Dictionary

communicate (kəˈmjuːnɪˌkeɪt)

to impart (knowledge) or exchange (thoughts, feelings, or ideas) by speech, writing, gestures, etc
(tr) usually foll by to to allow (a feeling, emotion, etc) to be sensed (by), willingly or unwillingly; transmit (to) ⇒ the dog communicated his fear to the other animals
(intr) to have a sympathetic mutual understanding
(intr) usually foll by with to make or have a connecting passage or route; connect
(tr) to transmit (a disease); infect
(intr) Christianity to receive or administer Communion

comˈmuniˌcator noun comˈmunicatory adjective

C16: from Latin commūnicāre to share, from commūniscommon

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= contact, talk, speak, phone, correspond, make contact be in touch ring up, be in contact get in contact e-mail, text,

= pass on, transfer, spread, transmit,

British English: communicate If you communicate with someone, you give them information, for example by speaking, writing, or sending radio signals.They communicated in sign language.kəˈmjuːnɪˌkeɪt VERB They communicated in sign language.
Spanish: comunicar v
French: communiquer v
German: kommunizieren v
Chinese: 交流 v
Arabic: يَتَصِل بـ v
Portuguese: comunicar v
Russian: общаться v
Croatian: komunicirati v
Czech: komunikovat v
Danish: kommunikere v
Dutch: communiceren v
Finnish: kommunikoida v
Greek: επικοινωνώ v
Italian: comunicare v
Japanese: 伝える v
Korean: 의사소통하다 v
Norwegian: kommunisere v
Polish: zakomunikować v komunikować
Brazilian Portuguese: comunicar v
European Spanish: comunicar v
Swedish: kommunicera v
Thai: ติดต่อสื่อสาร v
Turkish: iletişim kurmak v
Vietnamese: truyền đạt v

Sir Edwin's refusal to communicate directly with his wife continued.
Weldon, Fay, Splitting (1995)
A sixth attempt by NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft to communicate with the Mars probe Beagle 2 failed on Tuesday.
New Scientist (2003)
His research shows that people need to feel secure in their jobs before they feel ready to communicate honestly.
Globe and Mail (2003)
It began initially as a strictly one-way system, allowing network operators to communicate information to their users.
Glasgow Herald (2002)
All Germany's efforts to force Marconi to communicate with ships carrying Telefunken equipment had failed.
Gavin Weightman, SIGNOR MARCONI'S MAGIC BOX: The invention that sparked the radio revolution (2003)