circularize

verb — 4 senses

circularize

verb

Etymology From circular + -ize.

1

To publicize something by publishing and distributing circulars.

2

To distribute a circular or circulars to.

  • Mr and Mrs Aloysius Kirby announce the marriage of their daughter Katherine – I knew neither the girl nor the man she was marrying. They must be circularizing the town.1926, Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises, Folio Society, published 2008, page 56:
3

To canvass opinion by using a questionnaire.

4

To make (something) circular in shape.

Derived terms
circularizable, circularization, circularizer, decircularize, recircularize

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