English → Latin
“circulate” in Latin
circumagōto drive or turn in a circle; to turn round; to turn a wheelcircumferōto carry, bear or move around or about; carry or move around in a circle; to publish abroad, proclaim, circulate, divulgdispergōto scatter (about) or dispersedissipōto scatter, disperse, spread abroad; to dissipate or squander; to demolish, overthrow, destroy, ruinrūmorrumor, hearsay, gossip; the voice of the people, the common opinion; (also) fame, reputation; rustle, murmur, a murmurinfāmafame; rumour, talk, opinion, report; reputation
The English word circulate itself goes back to Latin circus, through circulātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
circulate
INTR., in orbem agi, or circumagi, or circumferri. The blood circulates, sanguis per venas arteriasque ultro citro commeat: my blood circulates more freely, sanguis liberius meat. TR., to circulate a report, rumorem spargere, dispergere, dissipare: a report is circulated, rumor, fama or sermo est: sermo datur (Liv.): this report is circulated, sermo hic datur: money is circulated, pecunia in communem usum venit.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for circulate?
- The usual Latin words for “circulate” are circumagō, circumferō, dispergō; also dissipō, rūmor, fāma. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.