flow vs circulate

circulate vs flow

flow is a noun but circulate is not a noun.

flow and circulate both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of flow 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.

flow (noun)	circulate (noun)
the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
any uninterrupted stream or discharge
the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
the amount of fluid that flows in a given time

flow (verb)	circulate (verb)
undergo menstruation	cause to become widely known
cover or swamp with water	become widely known and passed on
fall or flow in a certain way	move around freely from person to person or from place to place
move along, of liquids	move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
move or progress freely as if in a stream	cause to be distributed
cause to flow	cause to move in a circuit or system
be abundantly present

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