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to circularize

to circularize

8.1
To send the same information to many people to inform or ask their opinion
  • verb
  • /ˈsɜrkjəˌlɪzaɪz/
translation icon : circularizar
  • Before the election, the committee circularized the residents to gather their opinions on the proposed changes.

Examples

  • The minutes of these proceedings will be sent to the board of commissioners in Boston, and the congregations will be duly circularized.

    Hawaii (1966)

  • The school decided to circularize the parents about the upcoming Parent-Teacher Association meeting.

  • The nonprofit organization will circularize their annual report to all stakeholders for feedback.

Synonyms

to spread
vsto circularize
750 1.6

To become known by many people

is a planned act of sending notices to many people for canvassing
to disperse
vsto circularize
104 4.4

To cause people and things, like a crowd or fog, to spread over a wide area

is an organized sending of notices to groups not random scattering
to circulate
vsto circularize
103 3.9

To spread information or documents among people

is mainly used to send notices asking recipients for feedback
to distribute
vsto circularize
87 2.0

Give things to several people or places

is focused on sending written notices often to gather opinions
to go around
vsto circularize
85 2.3

Spread among many people, as with a story or rumor

is used to send documents directly to many people to solicit views
to broadcast
vsto circularize
81 3.0

To make news or information known to many people

is often a targeted mailing to inform groups or gather views
to disseminate
vsto circularize
48 6.8

To spread information or ideas widely so many people know them

is done by sending notices or letters to many people for canvass
to diffuse
vsto circularize
40 5.5

To spread out and reach many people or places

is a purposeful distribution of notices to many recipients for feedback
to propagate
vsto circularize
23 5.9

Spread ideas, news, or feelings to many people

is a deliberate sending of notices to inform or solicit opinions
to send around
vsto circularize
5 3.2

Give a copy of something to each person in a group, for example by email

is used specifically to inform others and gather opinions from recipients
to pass around
vsto circularize
4 2.0

Make information spread among many people

is usually done to send documents aimed at collecting opinions

Antonyms

to restrict
361 3.1

Limit how much people can use or access something

How Wide

to broadcast
81 3.0
to circularize
8.1
to notify
  • Formal
367 3.1
to inform
∞ 1.0
to tell
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

circularize infinitive
circularized past
circularized past participle
circularizing present participle
circularizes third person singular

Morphology

circularize = circular (semi-transparent) = circular + ize

Formed by adding the productive suffix '-ize' to the noun 'circular' (a notice); the verb meaning 'send out circulars' is clear if one knows that noun sense, but that sense is less familiar than the adjective 'circular'.

Etymology

The word circularize comes from circular, a notice sent to many people, and the ending -ize, which means 'make' or 'cause', just like the verb circulate meaning to 'send around'. So to circularize is to 'send information around' to many people.