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To share in common; to participate in. [Obs.] To thousands that communicate our loss. B. Jonson

Excommunicated; interdicted from the rites of the church. -- n.

Not communicated or imparted. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

To communicate mutually; to hold mutual communication.

To communicate notice to; to inform; to make cognizant; -- followed by with (formerly, also, by of), or by that, introducing the intelligence; as, to acquaint a friend with the particulars of an act. Acquaint her here of my son Paris' love. Shak. I must acquaint you that I have received New dated letters from Northumbe…

Communicated orally; oral; -- applied to the esoteric teachings of Aristotle, those intended for his genuine disciples, in distinction from his exoteric doctrines, which were adapted to outsiders or the public generally. Hence: Abstruse; profound.

To give information or notice to; to inform; -- with of before the thing communicated; as, we were advised of the risk. To advise one's self, to bethink one's self; to take counsel with one's self; to reflect; to consider. [Obs.] Bid thy master well advise himself. Shak.

Peculiar appearance; apparent character; semblance; manner; style. It was communicated with the air of a secret. Pope.

To render alkaline; to communicate the properties of an alkali to.

To inosculate; to intercommunicate by anastomosis, as the arteries and veins. The ribbing of the leaf, and the anastomosing network of its vessels. I. Taylor.

e, Between themselves, in confidence; with the understanding that the matter is not to be communicated to others.

n alley closed at one end; a cul-de-sac. -- Blind axle, an axle which turns but does not communicate motion. Knight. -- Blind beetle, one of the insects apt to fly against people, esp. at night. -- Blind cat (Zoöl.), a species of catfish (Gronias nigrolabris), nearly destitute of eyes, living in caverns in Pennsylva…

To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or communicate. Katharine, break thy mind to me. Shak.

To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an under tone; to spread, as report, by whispers, or secretly. I will buzz abroad such prophecies That Edward shall be fearful of his life. Shak.

That which drives or carries; as: (a) A piece which communicates to an object in a lathe the motion of the face plate; a lathe dog. (b) A spool holder or bobbin holder in a braiding machine.

To communicate to; to fasten upon; as, the fire caught the adjoining building.

spiration, a peculiar respiratory sound andible on auscultation, when the bronchial tubes communicate with morbid cavities in the lungs.

One who communicates thoughts by signs made with the hands and fingers.

Capable of being communicated, or imparted; as, a communicable disease; communicable knowledge.

One who communicates. Foxe.