intr.v. com·muned, com·mun·ing, com·munes 1. To be in a state of intimate, heightened sensitivity and receptivity, as with one's surroundings: hikers communing with nature. 2. To receive the Eucharist. [Middle English comunen, to have common dealings with, converse, from Old French communer, to make common, share (from commun, common; see COMMON) and perhaps from Old French communier, to share in the Communion (from Late Latin commūnicāre, from Latin, to communicate; see COMMUNICATE).] com·muner n. |
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