circulate
To distribute or share information among a group
Examples
In a meeting
“Please circulate the agenda before the meeting.”
Over coffee
“Can you circulate that recipe to the group chat?”
Why this word
send
circulate implies distribution to multiple people for review/awareness, while send is simple one-way transmission
share
circulate suggests formal distribution to a defined group, while share is more casual and less systematic
distribute
circulate has a business register implying review/feedback expectation, while distribute is more neutral about purpose
Usage tip
Use when you want information passed to multiple people in a group or organization
Etymology
Latin: circulare (to form a circle), from circulus (circle)
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