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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: canvass by distributing letters [syn: circularize, circularise]
2: canvass by using a questionnaire
3: distribute circulars to [syn: circularize, circularise]
4: cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" [syn: circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around]
5: make circular

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb (-ized; -izing) Date: 1848 1. a. to send circulars to b. to poll by questionnaire 2. publicize 3. to make circular <circularize an orbit> • circularization noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. (also -ise) 1 distribute circulars to. 2 US seek opinions of (people) by means of a questionnaire. Derivatives: circularization n.