Definition of Circularize

1. Verb. Canvass by distributing letters.

Exact synonyms: Circularise
Generic synonyms: Canvas, Canvass, Poll
Derivative terms: Circular, Circularisation, Circular, Circularization

2. Verb. Canvass by using a questionnaire.
Generic synonyms: Canvas, Canvass

3. Verb. Distribute circulars to.
Exact synonyms: Circularise
Generic synonyms: Send Around
Derivative terms: Circular, Circularisation, Circular, Circularization

4. Verb. Cause to become widely known. "Broadcast the news"

5. Verb. Make circular.
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Derivative terms: Circular

Definition of Circularize

1. Verb. To publicize something by publishing and distributing circulars. ¹

2. Verb. To canvass opinion by using a questionnaire. ¹

3. Verb. To make something circular in shape. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Circularize

1. [v -IZED, -IZING, -IZES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Circularize

circular saws
circular sector
circular segment
circular sinus
circular sulcus of Reil
circular sulcus of insula
circularisation
circularise
circularised
circularises
circularising
circularities
circularity
circularization
circularizations
circularize (current term)
circularized
circularizes
circularizing
circularly
circularly polarized light
circularness
circularnesses
circulars
circulary
circulatable
circulate
circulated
circulates
circulating

Literary usage of Circularize

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of American Red Cross Nursing by Lavinia L. Dock (1922)
"circularize Boards of Registration for Nurses and State Associations; circularize the superintendents of training schools for nurses; circularize the ..."

2. The Great American fraud by Samuel Hopkins Adams (1907)
"These names we thoroughly circularize with our attractive and convincing ... With attractive, convincing literature, they circularize 100000 or more people ..."

3. Counterfeiting of U. S. Currency Abroad: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on edited by Spencer Bachus (1999)
"So we circularize notes and we use numbers to circularize notes. Our numerical method hasn't been quite as catchy as the term "Supernote. ..."

4. The Law: Business Or Profession? by Julius Henry Cohen (1916)
"(d) May GH in matters in which it desires the cooperation of creditors, not members of GH, circularize such creditors, urging them to place their claims ..."

5. Self-surveys by Colleges and Universities by William Harvey Allen (1917)
"What would it cost to circularize them in order to learn what the demand is for continuation courses ? 5. What would it cost to circularize all other groups ..."

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