verb
communicate
To be connected by a passage or opening.
The two rooms communicate through a doorway beside the stairs.
Etymology
Latin communicare meant to share or make common. Rooms that communicate share access through an opening, applying the idea of connection to the passage between physical spaces.
More examples
- The kitchen communicates with the dining room through an open archway.
- A narrow passage allows the two caves to communicate.
- We booked communicating rooms so we could check on the children.
Forms
communicate · communicates · communicated · communicating
Similar words
- connect
- Broader term for joining spaces, objects, or systems together.
- interconnect
- Emphasizes links among multiple spaces rather than one shared opening.