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intercommunicate

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ɪn.tə(ɹ).kəˈmjuː.nɪ.keɪt/

1

verb

Meaning 1

To communicate mutually, one with another.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To be interconnected.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

transmit thoughts or feelings

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: communicate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: interact

Narrower terms: grimace, make a face, pull a face, yak, gab, fingerspell, finger-spell, aphorize, aphorise, riddle, project, reach, get through, get hold of, contact, inflict, bring down, visit, impose, commune, ask, inquire, enquire, telecommunicate, inform, joke, jest, blog, greet, address, turn to, nod, sign, talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise, gesticulate, gesture, motion, telepathize, telepathise, write, radio, network, signal, signalize, signalise, semaphore, whistle, give, throw, pay, render, carry, convey, express, issue, come across, come over, share, get

4

verb

Meaning 4

be interconnected, afford passage

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • These rooms intercommunicate

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: complect, interconnect, interlink

Narrower terms: communicate

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English communicate English intercommunicate From inter- + communicate.