English verb: pass around | |||
1. | pass around (motion) cause be distributed | ||
Samples | This letter is being circulated among the faculty. | ||
Synonyms | circulate, distribute, pass on | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | scatter, send around, spread, spread out, utter | ||
2. | pass around (communication) cause to become widely known | ||
Samples | Spread information. Circulate a rumor. Broadcast the news. | ||
Synonyms | broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, propagate, spread | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | air, bare, publicise, publicize | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | carry, generalise, generalize, podcast, popularise, popularize, run, sow, vulgarise, vulgarize | ||
Cause | circulate, go around, spread | ||
Verb group | circulate, go around, spread | ||