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单词 communicate
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
com•mu•ni•cate /kəˈmyunɪˌkeɪt/USA pronunciation   v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing. 
  1. [+ object] to give to another;
    transmit: to communicate a disease.
  2. to give or exchange (thoughts, etc.) by writing, speaking, etc.: [no object]They were trying to understand how dolphins communicate.[+ with + object]We have to communicate with the chairman on this.[+ object]You have to learn to communicate your ideas clearly.
  3. to express thoughts, feelings, or information easily:[no object]She has trouble communicating and won't succeed in advertising.
com•mu•ni•ca•tor, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
com•mu•ni•cate  (kə myo̅o̅ni kāt′),USA pronunciation v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. to impart knowledge of;
    make known:to communicate information; to communicate one's happiness.
  2. to give to another;
    impart;
    transmit:to communicate a disease.
  3. Religionto administer the Eucharist to.
  4. [Archaic.]to share in or partake of.

v.i. 
  1. to give or interchange thoughts, feelings, information, or the like, by writing, speaking, etc.:They communicate with each other every day.
  2. to express thoughts, feelings, or information easily or effectively.
  3. to be joined or connected:The rooms communicated by means of a hallway.
  4. Religionto partake of the Eucharist.
  5. [Obs.]to take part or participate.
  • Latin commūnicātus, past participle of commūnicāre to impart, make common, equivalent. to commūn(is) common + -icāre verb, verbal suffix
  • 1520–30
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged divulge, announce, disclose, reveal. Communicate, impart denote giving to a person or thing a part or share of something, now usually something immaterial, as knowledge, thoughts, hopes, qualities, or properties. Communicate, the more common word, implies often an indirect or gradual transmission:to communicate information by means of letters, telegrams, etc.; to communicate one's wishes to someone else.Impart usually implies directness of action:to impart information.
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged withhold, conceal.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪˌkeɪt/ vb
  1. to impart (knowledge) or exchange (thoughts, feelings, or ideas) by speech, writing, gestures, etc
  2. (transitive) usually followed 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
  3. (intransitive) to have a sympathetic mutual understanding
  4. (intransitive) usually followed by with: to make or have a connecting passage or route; connect
  5. (transitive) to transmit (a disease); infect
  6. (intransitive) to receive or administer Communion
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin commūnicāre to share, from commūnis common

comˈmuniˌcator n comˈmunicatory adj
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