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communicate
verb
-
communicate
,
communicating
,
communicates
,
communicated
to
share
or
exchange
information
,
thoughts
,
or
feelings
with
someone
by
speaking
,
writing
,
or
using
other
signals
•
Even
though
they
spoke
different
languages
,
the
hikers
used
gestures
to
communicate
their
need
for
help
.
Even
though
they
spoke
different
languages
,
the
hikers
used
gestures
to
communicate
their
need
for
help
.
•
Parents
should
openly
communicate
with
their
children
about
safety
.
Parents
should
openly
communicate
with
their
children
about
safety
.
From
Latin
communicare
meaning
“
to
share
”
or
“
make
common
.”
verb
-
communicate
,
communicating
,
communicates
,
communicated
to
make
an
idea
,
feeling
,
or
quality
understood
by
others
;
convey
•
The
artist
’
s
painting
communicates
a
powerful
sense
of
hope
.
The
artist
’
s
painting
communicates
a
powerful
sense
of
hope
.
•
Her
nervous
smile
communicated
that
she
was
uncomfortable
.
Her
nervous
smile
communicated
that
she
was
uncomfortable
.
Same
origin
as
Sense
1
:
Latin
communicare
,
but
this
figurative
use
developed
in
Early
Modern
English
.
verb
-
communicate
,
communicating
,
communicates
,
communicated
(
formal
)
for
rooms
,
passages
,
or
parts
of
the
body
to
be
directly
connected
so
that
people
or
substances
can
pass
between
them
•
The
two
rooms
communicate
through
a
sliding
glass
door
.
The
two
rooms
communicate
through
a
sliding
glass
door
.
•
The
balcony
communicates
with
the
garden
via
a
spiral
staircase
.
The
balcony
communicates
with
the
garden
via
a
spiral
staircase
.
Architectural
and
medical
senses
grew
from
the
idea
of
“
sharing
a
common
opening
”
in
17th-century
technical
writing
.
miscommunication
noun
-
miscommunicate
,
miscommunicating
,
miscommunicates
,
miscommunicated
failure
to
communicate
clearly
,
which
can
cause
confusion
or
misunderstanding
.
•
A
miscommunication
between
the
doctor
and
patient
led
to
the
wrong
medication
being
prescribed
.
A
miscommunication
between
the
doctor
and
patient
led
to
the
wrong
medication
being
prescribed
.
•
The
two
friends
resolved
their
argument
after
realizing
it
was
just
a
miscommunication
.
The
two
friends
resolved
their
argument
after
realizing
it
was
just
a
miscommunication
.
Formed
by
adding
the
prefix
"
mis-
"
meaning
"
wrong
"
or
"
badly
"
to
"
communication
."