intercommunicate

American  

[in-ter-kuh-myoo-ni-keyt] / ˌɪn tər kəˈmyu nɪˌkeɪt /

verb (used without object)

intercommunicated, intercommunicating

1. to communicate mutually, as people.

2. to afford passage from one to another, as rooms.

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verb (used with object)

intercommunicated, intercommunicating

1. to exchange (messages or communications) with one another.

intercommunicate British  

/ ˌɪntəkəˈmjuːnɪˌkeɪt /

verb

1. to communicate mutually

2. to interconnect, as two rooms

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Other Word Forms

• intercommunicability noun
• intercommunicable adjective
• intercommunication noun
• intercommunicative adjective
• intercommunicator noun

Etymology

Origin of intercommunicate

First recorded in 1580–90, intercommunicate is from the Medieval Latin word intercommūnicātus (past participle). See inter-, communicate

Example Sentences

All four are expected to be able to intercommunicate.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2018

To inosculate; to intercommunicate by anastomosis, as the arteries and veins.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

The roads by which the various detachments of the army could intercommunicate for concentration upon any given point were numerous and well kept up, and were familiar to all commanding and staff officers.

From The Campaign of Chancellorsville by Dodge, Theodore Ayrault

The cells intercommunicate, and the mechanical mixture of the gases arising from the furnace grates of the various cells is sought by the introduction of a special design of reverberatory arch overlying the grates.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various

These marshes are threaded, cobweb fashion, by myriads of lines of water and mud that intercommunicate.

From A Book of Ghosts by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)