circulate vs distribute

distribute vs circulate

circulate and distribute both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
circulate	No	No	Yes	No
distribute	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, circulate and distribute are synonyms defined as:

circulate and distribute: cause to become widely known

Other synonyms of circulate include broadcast, circularise, circularize, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, pass around, propagate, spread.

As verbs, circulate and distribute are synonyms defined as:

circulate and distribute: cause to be distributed

Other synonyms of circulate include pass around, pass on.

circulate (verb)	distribute (verb)
cause to become widely known	cause to become widely known
become widely known and passed on	to arrange in a systematic order
move around freely from person to person or from place to place	distribute or disperse widely
move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point	cause to be distributed
cause to be distributed	administer or bestow, as in small portions
cause to move in a circuit or system	give to several people
	release
	be mathematically distributive
	be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses
	spread throughout a given area

Difference between circulate and distribute

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