circulate vs mobilize what difference

what is difference between circulate and mobilize

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin circulatus, past participle of Late Latin circulare (“make circular, encircle”), a later collateral form of circulari (“form a circle (of men) around oneself”), from circulus (“a circle”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: sər’kü-lāt, IPA^(key): /ˈsɚˌkju.leɪt/

Verb

circulate (third-person singular simple present circulates, present participle circulating, simple past and past participle circulated)

1. (intransitive) to move in circles or through a circuit
2. (transitive) to cause (a person or thing) to move in circles or through a circuit
3. to move from person to person, as at a party
4. to spread or disseminate

   to circulate money or gossip

5. to become widely known
6. (mathematics) Of decimals: to repeat.

Synonyms

• put about
• spread
• disseminate

Translations

Further reading

• circulate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• circulate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Italian

Verb

circulate

1. inflection of circulare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative
2. feminine plural of circulato

Latin

Verb

circulāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of circulō

English

Alternative forms

• (Commonwealth) mobilise

Etymology

From French mobiliser

Verb

mobilize (third-person singular simple present mobilizes, present participle mobilizing, simple past and past participle mobilized)

1. (transitive) To make something mobile.
2. (transitive) To assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war.
3. (intransitive) To become made ready for war.

Related terms

• mobile
• mobility
• mobilization
• move

Translations

Portuguese

Verb

mobilize

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of mobilizar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of mobilizar
3. first-person singular imperative of mobilizar
4. third-person singular imperative of mobilizar

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