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to recirculate

to recirculate

1 4.7
To send information or papers to people again
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈsɜːrkjʊleɪt/
translation icon : retransmitir
  • For every $100 at a locally owned business, about $70 recirculates in the local economy when spent in a locally owned independent business, in contrast with only $40 that recirculates for money spent at a chain store.

Examples

  • If that bill comes up again, whoever recirculates that cash, no matter where they are in the world, that person can be tracked.

  • Writers sometimes lift facts and figures from the most convenient resource without bothering to check further, and the same old misinformation keeps recirculating.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Other than food, most of what we buy is made outside the country, and the dollars recirculate in their economy, not ours.

    Blog text (13)
  • If this website gives you a positive experience, please recirculate the energy by sharing a donation.

    Blog text (9)
  • For many years, those paper dollars have been spent, but they have not recirculated in the US economy.

    Blog text (16)
  • The rumor began to recirculate independent of President Obama's statement that there would be no public ceremony.

    Blog text (25)
  • Campaign money from candidates or the super PACs is recirculated among people with the same political aims for loyalty, payola, and bribery.

    Blog text (23)
  • After receiving feedback, the director decided to recirculate the updated proposal among team members for further review.

  • The organization plans to recirculate the survey results to gather more opinions from the participants.

  • To ensure everyone is informed, please recirculate the meeting notes to all staff members.

Synonyms

to transmit
vsto recirculate
169 3.7

To send something from one thing to another, for example a message or disease

specifies repeated movement or redistribution among multiple recipients
to circulate
vsto recirculate
103 3.9

To spread information or documents among people

adds the idea of repeating the movement among people or locations
to pass along
vsto recirculate
76 2.5

Give news, a message, or something you received to another person

is about redistributing material repeatedly rather than a single relay
to send around
vsto recirculate
5 3.2

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

emphasizes repeated redistribution rather than a single distribution
to pass around
vsto recirculate
4 2.0

Make information spread among many people

focuses on repeating distribution rather than an initial distribution
to resend
vsto recirculate
3 2.0

Send something again, usually a message or file

is broader, covering repeated distribution of many items among recipients
to retransmit
vsto recirculate
1 6.0

To send or broadcast something again, for example by radio

is used for distributing things repeatedly among people or places
to reshare
vsto recirculate
  • Texting
1 3.3

To post something again so other people can see it

covers repeated redistribution in any medium not only online
to reemit
vsto recirculate
  • Specialized
7.4

Send a signal out again to reach more places

is about moving items repeatedly between people or locations

Antonyms

236 3.4

To keep having something such as a job or possession

210 5.1

Refuse to give something someone wants or needs

How Often

to recirculate
1 4.7
to circulate
103 3.9
to send
1.0

Surface Forms

recirculate infinitive
recirculated past participle
recirculating present participle
recirculates third person singular

Morphology

recirculate = circulate (transparent) = re + circulate

This is regular prefixation: 're-' adds the meaning 'again' to the existing verb 'circulate'.

Etymology

Recirculate combines re- ('again') and circulate, which comes from the idea of a circle meaning 'around'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of passing a paper or message 'around again', so to recirculate a document is to send or share it once more.