Definition

1. Verb (intransitive):

   • To be connected or linked, allowing for passage or communication between two or more points, spaces, or entities.
   • To exchange information, thoughts, or feelings with one another; to communicate mutually.

2. Verb (transitive):

   • To transmit or convey (information, feelings, etc.) between parties; to cause to be communicated.

Usage

• Intransitive Verb: Describes a state of connection or the act of mutual exchange.
  • The two buildings intercommunicate via a covered walkway.
  • For a team to succeed, its members must intercommunicate effectively.
• Transitive Verb: Describes the action of transmitting something between parties. (This usage is less common.)
  • The manager intercommunicated the new policy to all department heads.

Examples

• Intransitive Usage:
  • The offices intercommunicate, so you can walk from one to the other without going into the hallway.
  • In a healthy relationship, partners intercommunicate their needs openly.
• Transitive Usage:
  • The system is designed to intercommunicate data between the central server and remote terminals.

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Systems Context: Often used in computing, telecommunications, and architecture to describe interconnected components.
  • The software modules intercommunicate using a standard protocol.
• Formal/Abstract Context: Used in formal writing to describe the exchange of ideas or influences.
  • The two cultures intercommunicated for centuries, leading to a rich fusion of traditions.

Variants and Related Words

• Intercommunication (n): The act or process of intercommunicating.
  • Effective intercommunication is vital for project coordination.
• Intercommunicative (adj): Having the quality of intercommunicating.
  • The design is highly intercommunicative, linking all common areas.

Synonyms

• Communicate: To share or exchange information.
• Connect: To join or link together.
• Interface: To interact or communicate with (common in technical contexts).
• Correspond: To communicate by exchange of letters or messages.

Antonyms

• Isolate: To set apart or disconnect.
• Separate: To cause to move or be apart.
• Disconnect: To break the connection of.

Related Phrases / Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Intercommunicate" itself is not typically used in phrasal verbs. The concept is expressed through the verb with prepositions indicating the parties involved.) - Intercommunicate with: To exchange information with someone or something. - The application must intercommunicate with the database. - Intercommunicate between: To facilitate communication between two or more entities. - This server intercommunicates between the user devices and the cloud.

Verb

1. transmit thoughts or feelings
   • He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist
2. be interconnected, afford passage
   • These rooms intercommunicate