circulates

verb

to spread or disseminate

to become widely known

to move from person to person, as at a party

(intransitive) to move in circles or through a circuit

(transitive) to cause (a person or thing) to move in circles or through a circuit

(mathematics) Of decimals: to repeat.

Roots

kirkoscirc- · Greek · ring, circle

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