pass around v 1: cause to be distributed; "This letter is circulating among the faculty" [syn: {circulate}, {pass on}, {distribute}] 2: cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" [syn: {circulate}, {circularize}, {circularise}, {distribute}, {disseminate}, {propagate}, {broadcast}, {spread}, {diffuse}, {disperse}]