Circulate vs Recirculate - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between circulate and recirculate

is that circulate is to move in circles or through a circuit while recirculate is to circulate again.

(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

* put about * spread * disseminate

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(recirculat)

To (l) again.

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