circulate vs pass around

circulate and pass around both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
circulate	No	No	Yes	No
pass around	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, circulate and pass around are synonyms defined as:

As verbs, circulate and pass around are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of circulate include distribute, pass on.

circulate (verb)	pass around (verb)
cause to become widely known	cause to become widely known
become widely known and passed on	cause to be distributed
move around freely from person to person or from place to place
move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
cause to be distributed
cause to move in a circuit or system