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cir·cu·lar·ize

(sûr′kyə-lə-rīz′)

tr.v. cir·cu·lar·ized, cir·cu·lar·iz·ing, cir·cu·lar·iz·es

1. To publicize with circulars.

2. To canvass or poll using a questionnaire.

cir′cu·lar·i·za′tion (-lər-ĭ-zā′shən) n.

cir′cu·lar·iz′er n.

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circularize

(ˈsɜːkjʊləˌraɪz) or

circularise

vb (tr)

1. to distribute circulars to

2. to canvass or petition (people), as for support, votes, etc, by distributing letters, etc

3. to make circular

ˌcirculariˈzation, ˌcirculariˈsation n

ˈcircularˌizer, ˈcircularˌiser n

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cir•cu•lar•ize

(ˈsɜr kyə ləˌraɪz)

v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.

1. to circulate (a letter, memorandum, etc.).

2. to send circulars to.

3. to publicize, esp. by distributing circulars.

4. to make circular.

[1790–1800]

cir`cu•lar•i•za′tion, n.

cir′cu•lar•iz`er, n.

circularize

Past participle: circularized
Gerund: circularizing

Imperative
circularize
circularize

Present
I circularize
you circularize
he/she/it circularizes
we circularize
you circularize
they circularize

Preterite
I circularized
you circularized
he/she/it circularized
we circularized
you circularized
they circularized

Present Continuous
I am circularizing
you are circularizing
he/she/it is circularizing
we are circularizing
you are circularizing
they are circularizing

Present Perfect
I have circularized
you have circularized
he/she/it has circularized
we have circularized
you have circularized
they have circularized

Past Continuous
I was circularizing
you were circularizing
he/she/it was circularizing
we were circularizing
you were circularizing
they were circularizing

Past Perfect
I had circularized
you had circularized
he/she/it had circularized
we had circularized
you had circularized
they had circularized

Future
I will circularize
you will circularize
he/she/it will circularize
we will circularize
you will circularize
they will circularize

Future Perfect
I will have circularized
you will have circularized
he/she/it will have circularized
we will have circularized
you will have circularized
they will have circularized

Future Continuous
I will be circularizing
you will be circularizing
he/she/it will be circularizing
we will be circularizing
you will be circularizing
they will be circularizing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been circularizing
you have been circularizing
he/she/it has been circularizing
we have been circularizing
you have been circularizing
they have been circularizing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been circularizing
you will have been circularizing
he/she/it will have been circularizing
we will have been circularizing
you will have been circularizing
they will have been circularizing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been circularizing
you had been circularizing
he/she/it had been circularizing
we had been circularizing
you had been circularizing
they had been circularizing

Conditional
I would circularize
you would circularize
he/she/it would circularize
we would circularize
you would circularize
they would circularize

Past Conditional
I would have circularized
you would have circularized
he/she/it would have circularized
we would have circularized
you would have circularized
they would have circularized

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Verb	1.	circularize - canvass by distributing letters circularise canvass, poll, canvas - get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
	2.	circularize - canvass by using a questionnaire canvas, canvass - solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign
	3.	circularize - distribute circulars to circularise send around - forward to others; "he is sending around an appeal for funds"
	4.	circularize - cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" disseminate, pass around, circulate, diffuse, broadcast, circularise, spread, disperse, propagate, distribute publicize, bare, publicise, air - make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare" podcast - distribute (multimedia files) over the internet for playback on a mobile device or a personal computer sow - introduce into an environment; "sow suspicion or beliefs" circulate, go around, spread - become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office" popularise, popularize, vulgarise, vulgarize, generalise, generalize - cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use; "They popularized coffee in Washington State"; "Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors" carry, run - include as the content; broadcast or publicize; "We ran the ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review"; "All major networks carried the press conference"
	5.	circularize - make circular alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

Translations

inviare circolari a notificare

circularize

[ˈsɜːkjʊləraɪz] VT → enviar circulares a

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circularize

vt person → durch Rundschreiben informieren; letter, memo → zirkulieren lassen

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circularize

[ˈsɜːkjʊləˌraɪz] vt → inviare circolari a

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