promulgator
əlˌgeɪt, proʊˈmʌl
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to put into effect (a law, decree, etc), esp by formal proclamation |
| 2. | to announce or declare officially |
| 3. | to make widespread |
| [C16: from Latin prōmulgāre to bring to public knowledge; probably related to provulgāre to publicize, from | |
| promul'gation | |
| —n | |
| 'promulgator | |
| —n | |
| promulgate (ˈprɒməlˌɡeɪt, prəʊˈmʌldʒ) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to put into effect (a law, decree, etc), esp by formal proclamation |
| 2. | to announce or declare officially |
| 3. | to make widespread |
| [C16: from Latin prōmulgāre to bring to public knowledge; probably related to provulgāre to publicize, from | |
| promul'gation | |
| —n | |
| 'promulgator | |
| —n | |
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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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