"intercommunicate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɪn.tə(ɹ).kəˈmjuː.nɪ.keɪt/ Forms: intercommunicates [present, singular, third-person], intercommunicating [participle, present], intercommunicated [participle, past], intercommunicated [past]
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. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|inter-|communicate|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English communicate English intercommunicate [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "between", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "between", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "between", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "between", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "in", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₁én", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₁entér", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*n̥ter", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "inter", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "inter-", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "inter-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "communicate", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "intercommunicate", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="intercommunicate"> From 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 referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with inter-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 88 12 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 87 13 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 87 13 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with inter-: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 86 14
  2. (intransitive) To be interconnected. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-intercommunicate-en-verb-SZOHVjos

Inflected forms

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