Meaning & use
communicate
To share or exchange information, ideas, or feelings with another person, typically through speech, writing, or gesture.
See it in a sentence
Good managers communicate clearly with their teams about expectations and deadlines.
The dancers communicated raw emotion through movement alone, without a single word.
A note on using this word
Communicate is broad enough to cover verbal, written, and nonverbal exchange, unlike 'say' or 'tell,' which imply speech alone.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
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