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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Circulate \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}.]
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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.
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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.
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{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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