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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Communicate \Com*mu"ni*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Communicated}; p. pr & vb n. {Communicating}.] [L. communicatus p. p. of communicare to communicate, fr communis common. See {Commune}, v. i.] 1. To share in common; to participate in [Obs.] To thousands that communicate our loss --B. Jonson 2. To impart; to bestow; to convey; as to communicate a disease or a sensation; to communicate motion by means of a crank. Where God is worshiped, there he communicates his blessings and holy influences. --Jer. Taylor. 3. To make known to recount; to give to impart; as to communicate information to any one 4. To administer the communion to [R.] She [the church] . . . may communicate him --Jer. Taylor. Note: This verb was formerly followed by with before the person receiving, but now usually takes to after it He communicated those thoughts only with the Lord Digby --Clarendon. Syn: To impart; bestow; confer; reveal; disclose; tell announce; recount; make known Usage: To {Communicate}, {Impart}, {Reveal}. Communicate is the more general term, and denotes the allowing of others to partake or enjoy in common with ourselves Impart is more specific. It is giving to others a part of what we had held as our own or making them our partners; as to impart our feelings; to impart of our property, etc Hence there is something more intimate in imparting intelligence than in communicating it To reveal is to disclose something hidden or concealed; as to reveal a secret. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: communicating n : the activity of communicating [syn: {communication}]
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