communicate [ co·mmu·ni·cate ]
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1. Share or exchange information, news, or ideas.
They rely on hand signals and radios to communicate with the engineer.
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2. Impart or pass on (information, news, or ideas)
he communicated his findings to the inspector
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3. Convey or transmit (an emotion or feeling) in a non-verbal way.
his sudden fear communicated itself
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4. Succeed in conveying one's ideas or in evoking understanding in others.
They do not have the ability to communicate how sick they are.
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5. (of two people) be able to share and understand each other's thoughts and feelings.
It is how you learn to communicate, to understand each other.
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6. Pass on (an infectious disease) to another person or animal.
the disease is communicated from one person to another
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7. Transmit (heat or motion)
This elementary particle allegedly communicates gravitational forces throughout the universe.
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8. (of two rooms) have a common connecting door.
the dining room communicates with the kitchen
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9. Receive Holy Communion.
orthodox policy is to communicate in both kinds (i.e. both bread and wine)
Origin
1. Early 16th century from Latin communicat- ‘shared’, from the verb communicare, from communis (see common).

