communicate

Definition

  • verb: to give information about (something) to someone by speaking, writing, moving your hands, etc.
  • verb: to convey knowledge of or information about

Examples

  • She likes to 'communicate' [=(more informally) 'keep in touch'] with her sister through/by/via e-mail.

  • If you're excited about the product, your enthusiasm will 'communicate' itself to customers.

  • One monkey 'communicated' [='transmitted, spread'] the disease to the others.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Blood tests show a smorgasbord of drugs in his system. Even an antibiotic, probably to keep the bed sores from infecting. Now, has he tried to speak or communicate in any way? Even if his brain were not mush, which it is... he chewed off his tongue long ago. Doc. Is there absolutely no chance (..)
    1995 Se7en