give currency

give currency (to something)

to spread a story around. (With a negative if there is doubt about what is said.) I can't give any currency to anything Ralph Jones says. We give no currency to those stories. His actions gave currency to the rumor that he was about to leave.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Amen	AH-mun (English)	Egyptian Mythology (Anglicized)
Baki	-	Arabic
Ayomide	-	Western African, Yoruba
Otylia	-	Polish
Tahnee	TAW-nee	English (Rare)
LeocÁDia	-	Portuguese