circularize en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree English circular (widely distributed notice) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English circularize From circular (widely distributed notice) + -ize.
Meanings
- (intransitive) To publicize something by publishing and distributing circulars.
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(transitive) To distribute a circular or circulars to.
Mr and Mrs Aloysius Kirby announce the marriage of their daughter Katherine – I knew neither the girl nor the man she was marrying. They must be circularizing the town.
1926, Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises, Folio Society, published 2008, page 56:
- To canvass opinion by using a questionnaire.
- (transitive) To make (something) circular in shape.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| circularizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| circularized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| circularized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| circularizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
recircularize · circularization · circularizable · circularizer · decircularize