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General words meaning to communicate

communicate

verb

to let someone know what you are feeling or thinking, so that you have a good relationship

interact

verb

if two or more people interact, or if one person interacts with another, they communicate with one another and react to one another, often while performing an activity together

liaise

verb

to provide a means of communication between two people or groups

interchange

verb

to exchange things such as ideas or information

communicate

verb

to make someone understand an emotion or idea without expressing it in words

cross-fertilise

a British spelling of cross-fertilize

cross-fertilize

verb

to add your own ideas, customs, methods etc to those of another person or group

commune

verb

to communicate with someone or something without using words because you feel especially close to them

caxirola

a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken

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emancipation

the process of giving freedom and rights to someone

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pierce the corporate veil

… the decision to treat the rights and duties of a company as being the same as the rights and duties of its shareholders

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