circularize

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verb

To publicize something by publishing and distributing circulars.

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Meanings

verbcircularize (third-person singular simple present circularizes, present participle circularizing, simple past and past participle circularized)

present singular third person circularizes · participle present circularizing · participle past circularized · past circularized

  1. intransitiveTo publicize something by publishing and distributing circulars.
  2. transitiveTo 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
  3. To canvass opinion by using a questionnaire.
  4. transitiveTo make (something) circular in shape.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbcanvass by distributing letters

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circularise
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pollcanvass

verbdistribute circulars to

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circularise
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send around

verbcause to become widely known

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publicizepubliciseair
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From circular (widely distributed notice) + -ize.

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APA

circularize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circularize

MLA

“circularize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circularize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “circularize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circularize.

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