Tra từ communicate - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

com·mu·ni·cate AW [communicate communicates communicated communicating] BrE [kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt] NAmE [kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt] verb

EXCHANGE INFORMATION
1. intransitive, transitive to exchange information, news, ideas, etc. with sb
• We only communicate by email.
• They communicated in sign language.
•~ with sb/sth Dolphins use sound to communicate with each other.
•~ sth (to sb) to communicate information/a message to sb

SHARE IDEAS/FEELINGS
2. intransitive, transitive to make your ideas, feelings, thoughts, etc. known to other people so that they understand them
• Candidates must be able to communicate effectively.
•~ sth (to sb) He was eager to communicate his ideas to the group.
•Her nervousness was communicating itself to the children.
•~ how/what, etc… They failed to communicate what was happening and why.
3. intransitive ~ (with sb) to have a good relationship because you are able to understand and talk about your own and other people's thoughts, feelings, etc
• The novel is about a family who can't communicate with each other.

DISEASE
4. transitive, usually passive ~ sth to pass a disease from one person, animal, etc. to another
• The disease is communicated through dirty drinking water.

OF TWO ROOMS
5. intransitive if two rooms communicate, they are next to each other and you can get from one to the other
•a communicating door (= one that connects two rooms)
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
early 16th cent.: from Latin communicat- ‘shared’, from the verb communicare ‘to share’, from communis ‘common’.

Thesaurus:
communicate verb
1. I, T
•We only communicate by email.
talk • • speak • • discuss • • consult • • debate • |formal confer •
communicate/talk/speak/discuss sth/consult/debate/confer with sb
communicate/talk/speak/discuss sth/debate sth openly
2. T, I
•He communicated his ideas to the group.
convey • • tell • • get sth across • • repeat • • break • • send • • pass sth on • • relay • |formal impart •
communicate/convey/tell/get across/repeat/break/send/pass on/relay/impart sth to sb
communicate/convey/repeat/break it/relay to sb that…
communicate/convey/get across/repeat/send/pass on/relay/impart a message
Communicate or convey? You can convey sth to one person, to a group or to people in general. You can communicate sth to a group but not usually to only one person.

Synonyms:
talk
discuss • speak • communicate • debate • consult
These words all mean to share news, information, ideas or feelings with another person or other people, especially by talking with them.
talk • to speak in order to give information, express feelings or share ideas: ▪ We talked on the phone for over an hour.
discuss • (rather formal) to talk and share ideas on a subject or problem with other people, especially in order to decide sth: ▪ Have you discussed the problem with anyone?
You cannot say ‘discuss about sth’: I'm not prepared to discuss about this on the phone.
speak • to talk to sb about sth; to have a conversation with sb: ▪ I've spoken to the manager about it. ◇ ▪ ‘Can I speak to Susan?’ ‘Speaking.’ ▪ (= at the beginning of a telephone conversation)
talk or speak?
Speak can suggest a more formal level of communication than talk. You speak to sb about sth to try to achieve a particular goal or to tell them to do sth. You talk to sb in order to be friendly or to ask their advice: ▪ Have you talked to your parents about the problems you're having? ◇ ▪ I've spoken to Ed about it and he's promised not to let it happen again.
communicate • (rather formal) to exchange information or ideas with sb: ▪ We only communicate by email. ◇ ▪ Dolphins use sound to communicate with each other.
Communicate is often used when the speaker wants to draw attention to the means of communication used.
debate • to discuss sth, especially formally, before making a decisionor finding a solution: ▪ Politicians will be debating the bill later this week.
consult • (rather formal) to discuss sth with sb in order to get their permission for sth, or to help you make a decision: ▪ You shouldn't have done it without consulting me.
to talk/discuss sth/speak/communicate/debate/consult with sb
to talk/speak to sb
to talk/speak to sb/consult sb about sth
to talk/speak of sth

Example Bank:
•By this age most children have begun to communicate verbally.
•Newspapers are an important way of communicating information.
•She is unable to communicate her ideas to other people.
•We communicated through an interpreter.
•We usually communicate by letter.
•couples who communicate well with one another
•Nobody had communicated the information to us.