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promulgating

[prom-uhl-geyt, proh-muhl-geyt] Origin

prom·ul·gate

[prom-uhl-geyt, proh-muhl-geyt]
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; < Latin prōmulgātus, past participle of prōmulgāre to promulge; see -ate1

prom·ul·ga·tion [prom-uhl-gey-shuhn, proh-muhl-] , noun
prom·ul·ga·tor, noun
non·prom·ul·ga·tion, noun
re·prom·ul·gate, verb (used with object), -gat·ed, -gat·ing.
re·prom·ul·ga·tion, noun
EXPAND
un·prom·ul·gat·ed, adjective
COLLAPSE


1. announce, issue, declare. 2. advocate.

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Word Origin & History

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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