1share or exchange information, news, or ideas:the prisoner was forbidden to communicate with his family [with object] impart or pass on (information, news, or ideas):he communicated his findings to the inspector [with object] convey or transmit (an emotion or feeling) in a non-verbal way:the ability of good teachers to communicate their own enthusiasm his sudden fear communicated itself succeed in conveying one’s ideas or in evoking understanding in others:a politician must have the ability to communicate (of two people) be able to share and understand each other’s thoughts and feelings:we don’t seem to be communicating—we need a break from each other
2 [with object] pass on (an infectious disease) to another person or animal: the disease is communicated from one person to another transmit (heat or motion):the heat is communicated through a small brass grating
3 (often as adjective
communicating)
(of two rooms) have a common connecting door:he went into the communicating room to pick up the phone
4receive Holy Communion: orthodox policy is to communicate in both kinds (i.e. both bread and wine)
