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prom·ul·gate    Audio Help   [prom-uhl-geyt, proh-muhl-geyt] Pronunciation Key
–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 -ate1]

—Related forms
prom·ul·ga·tion    Audio Help   [prom-uhl-gey-shuhn, proh-muhl-] Pronunciation Key, noun
prom·ul·ga·tor, noun

—Synonyms 1. announce, issue, declare. 2. advocate.
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prom·ul·gate    Audio Help   (prŏm'əl-gāt', prō-mŭl'gāt')  Pronunciation Key 
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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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."

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promulgate

verb
1. state or announce; "'I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty" [syn: proclaim] 
2. put a law into effect by formal declaration 

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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This

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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