divulgate

 [dih-vuhl-geyt]  

di·vul·gate

   [dih-vuhl-geyt]
verb (used with object), di·vul·gat·ed, di·vul·gat·ing. Archaic.
to make publicly known; publish.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin dīvulgātus made common property (past participle of dīvulgāre), equivalent to dīvulg- (see divulge) + -ātus -ate1

Related forms
di·vul·ga·tor, di·vul·gat·er, noun
div·ul·ga·tion  [div-uhl-gey-shuhn] , noun
di·vul·ga·to·ry  [dih-vuhl-guh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
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divulgate (dɪˈvʌlɡeɪt)
 
—vb
archaic (tr) to make publicly known
 
[C16: from Latin dīvulgāre; see divulge]
 
di'vulgator
 
—n
 
di'vulgater
 
—n
 
divul'gation
 
—n

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