miscirculate

verb

Etymology

From mis- + circulate.

  1. derived from circulō
  2. borrowed from circulātus
  3. prefixed as miscirculate — “mis + circulate

Definitions

  1. To circulate badly, such as among the wrong people or not widely enough.

    • On Christmas Day in 1773, Franklin identified himself as the source of the miscirculated letters in order to prevent suspicion from falling on others. Franklin's confession came only nine days after the Boston Tea Party—bad timing.
    • A healthy economy produces and circulates its goods in the markets in which it operates. A sick money economy under-serves demand and miscirculates its products.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA