Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

communicate

/kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.20 in modern English

Syllables
com-mu-ni-cate
IPA
/kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To impart.

Transitive verb

verb

To impart.

Transitive verb

verb

To impart.

Transitive verb

verb

To share

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To share

Intransitive verb

verb

To share

Transitive verb

verb

To share

Intransitive verb

verb

To share

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of Latin commūnicāt- (past participial stem of commūnicō (“share, impart; make common”)) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), from commūnis (“common”) + -icō. Compare French communiquer and its older (and now obsolete) English cognate from Middle French, communique.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *mey- (change), communicate, commūnicātus

Usage

Inflected Forms

communicates (present, singular) communicating (participle, present) communicated (participle, past) communicated (past) no-table-tags (table tags) glossary (inflection template) communicated (first person, past) communicatest (archaic, present) communicated (past, second person) communicatedst (archaic, past) communicateth (archaic, present) communicated (past, singular)

Derived Forms

communicatable communicatee communicatingly communicator incommunicated incommunicating intercommunicate miscommunicate noncommunicating overcommunicate recommunicate telecommunicate

Frequently Paired Words

communication communion excommunicate incommunicado

Synonyms

articulate common communicate convey share express make known outspeak portray put utter

Rhymes With

excommunicate miscommunicate

Questions

How do you pronounce communicate?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/.
What does communicate mean?
To impart.
Where does communicate come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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