communicate is on the Academic Word List.

Pronunciation change

Verb change

Plain form
communicate

Third-person singular
communicates

Past tense
communicated

Past participle
communicated

Present participle
communicating

  1. (transitive & intransitive) If you communicate an idea, you make someone else understand your idea, usually by using words.
    Parents have to work hard to communicate better with their children.

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