"intercommunicate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: intercommunicates [present, singular, third-person], intercommunicating [participle, present], intercommunicated [participle, past], intercommunicated [past]
Etymology: inter- + communicate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|inter|communicate}} inter- + communicate Head templates: {{en-verb}} intercommunicate (third-person singular simple present intercommunicates, present participle intercommunicating, simple past and past participle intercommunicated)
  1. (intransitive) To communicate mutually, one with another. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-intercommunicate-en-verb-vfL5NGrs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with inter- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with inter-: 71 29
  2. (intransitive) To be interconnected. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-intercommunicate-en-verb-SZOHVjos

Inflected forms

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