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Circulate vs Circulator - What's the difference?

circulate | circulator |

As a verb circulate

is to move in circles or through a circuit.

As a noun circulator is

a person or thing that causes something to circulate.

circulate

English

Verb

(circulat)
  • to move in circles or through a circuit
  • to cause (a person or thing) to move in circles or through a circuit
  • to move from person to person, as at a party
  • to spread or disseminate
  • to circulate money or gossip
  • to become widely known
  • Synonyms

    * put about * spread * disseminate

    circulator

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person or thing that causes something to circulate
  • Who is the circulator of this rumor?
  • (transport) A local transit system that provides regular service within a closed loop
  • You can ride the airport circulator to the next terminal.
  • (electronics) A passive electronic component with three or more ports, in which the ports can be accessed in such a way that when a signal is fed into any port it is transferred to the next port only
  • See also

    * (wikipedia "circulator") ----