circulate in WordNet English dictionary

1. cause to become widely known
   "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
   circulate  circularize  circularise  distribute  disseminate  propagate  broadcast  spread  diffuse  disperse  pass around 
   
2. move in circles
   circle  circulate 
   
3. cause to move around
   "circulate a rumor"
   mobilize  mobilise  circulate 
   
4. become widely known and passed on
   "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"
   go around  spread  circulate 
   
5. move around freely
   "She circulates among royalty"
   circulate 
   
6. move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
   "Blood circulates in my veins"; "The air here does not circulate"
   circulate 
   
7. cause be distributed
   "This letter is being circulated among the faculty"
   circulate  pass around  pass on  distribute 
   
8. cause to move in a circuit or system
   "The fan circulates the air in the room"
   circulate