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communicate vs contact

contact vs communicate

communicate is not a noun while contact is a noun.

communicate and contact both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
communicate No No Yes No
contact Yes No Yes No
As verbs, contact is a hyponym of communicate; that is, contact is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than communicate:
  • communicate: transmit thoughts or feelings
  • contact: be in or establish communication with
communicate (noun) contact (noun)
the act of touching physically
close interaction
(electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication
a channel for communication between groups
a communicative interaction
the physical coming together of two or more things
a person who is in a position to give you special assistance
the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity
communicate (verb) contact (verb)
transmit thoughts or feelings be in or establish communication with
transmit information be in direct physical contact with; make contact
be in verbal contact; interchange information or ideas
receive Communion, in the Catholic church
administer Communion; in church
join or connect
transfer to another
Difference between communicate and contact

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