To impart or transmit (an intangible quantity, substance); to give a share of. [from 16th c.]to communicate motion by means of a crank To pass on (a disease) to another person, animal etc. [from 17th c.]The disease was mainly communicated via rats and other vermin.(intransitive, Christianity) To receive the bread and wine at a celebration of the Eucharist; to take part in Holy Communion. [from 16t