pass around vs circulate

pass around and circulate both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

Other synonyms of pass around include distribute, pass on.

pass around (verb)	circulate (verb)
cause to become widely known	cause to become widely known
cause to be distributed	become widely known and passed on
	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