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circulate

 
 
/ˈsɜːkjəleɪt/ verb [I or T]

Definition

to send something such as information, ideas, or documents from one person to another: Management will be circulating a supplementary report at the budget meeting. News of her retirement quickly circulated around the office.
(Definition of circulate verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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