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Definition of promulgate - 5 dictionary results

prom⋅ul⋅gate

  [prom-uhl-geyt, proh-muhl-geyt]
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–verb (used with object), -gat⋅ed, -gat⋅ing.
1. to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
2. to set forth or teach publicly (a creed, doctrine, etc.).
Origin:
1520–30; < L prōmulgātus, ptp. of prōmulgāre to promulge; see -ate 1

Related forms:
prom⋅ul⋅ga⋅tion  [prom-uhl-gey-shuhn, proh-muhl-] , noun
prom⋅ul⋅ga⋅tor, noun

Synonyms:
1. announce, issue, declare. 2. advocate.
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prom·ul·gate   (prŏm'əl-gāt', prō-mŭl'gāt')   
tr.v.   prom·ul·gat·ed, prom·ul·gat·ing, prom·ul·gates
  1. To make known (a decree, for example) by public declaration; announce officially. See Synonyms at announce.
  2. To put (a law) into effect by formal public announcement.

[Latin prōmulgāre, prōmulgāt-.]
prom'ul·ga'tion (prŏm'əl-gā'shən, prō'məl-) n., prom'ul·ga'tor n.
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Promulgate

Pro*mul"gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Promulgated; p. pr. & vb. n. Promulgating.] [L. promulgatus, p. p. of promulgare to promulgate; of unknown origin. Cf. Promulge.] To make known by open declaration, as laws, decrees, or tidings; to publish; as, to promulgate the secrets of a council.

Syn: To publish; declare; proclaim. See Announce.
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promulgate 
1530, from L. promulgatus, pp. of promulgare "make publicly known," perhaps from provulgare, from pro- "forth" + vulgare "make public, publish." Or the second element may be from mulgere "to milk," used metaphorically for "cause to emerge."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: prom·ul·gate
Pronunciation: 'prä-m&l-"gAt, prO-'m&l-
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -gat·ed; -gat·ing
1 : to make known or public
2 : to put (as a regulation) into effect —prom·ul·ga·tion /"prä-m&l-'gA-sh&n, "prO-"m&l-/ noun —prom·ul·ga·tor /'prä-m&l-"gA-t&r, prO-'m&l-/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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