Cir"cu*late (?), v. t. To cause to pass
from place to place, or from person to person; to
spread; as, to circulate a report; to
circulate bills of credit.
Circulating pump. See under Pump.
Syn. -- To spread; diffuse; propagate; disseminate.
Cir"cu*late (#), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Circulated;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Circulating.]
[L. circulatus, p. p. of
circulare, v. t., to surround, make round, circulari, v. i., to gather into a
circle. See Circle.]
1. To move in a circle or
circuitously; to move round and return to the
same point; as, the blood
circulates in the body. Boyle.
2.
To pass from place to
place, from person to person, or from hand to
hand; to be
diffused; as, money circulates; a story circulates.
Circulating decimal. See Decimal. --
Circulating library, a library whose books are loaned to the public, usually at certain fixed rates. --
Circulating medium. See Medium.
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