feed vs circulate

circulate vs feed

feed is a noun but circulate is not a noun.

feed and circulate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, circulate is a hyponym of feed; that is, circulate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than feed:

feed: move along, of liquids
circulate: move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point

Other hyponyms of feed include flush, gush, jet, surge, tide, eddy, purl, swirl, whirl, whirlpool, run off, waste, run down, pour, run out, spill, stream, well out, dribble, filter, trickle, drain, run out, ooze, seep, gutter.

feed (noun)	circulate (noun)
food for domestic livestock

feed (verb)	circulate (verb)
provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to	cause to become widely known
introduce continuously	become widely known and passed on
take in food; used of animals only	move around freely from person to person or from place to place
give food to	move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
serve as food for; be the food for	cause to be distributed
feed into; supply	cause to move in a circuit or system
provide as food
gratify
profit from in an exploitatory manner
move along, of liquids
support or promote

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