promulgate
verb (used with object)
to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
has promulgated
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present perfectof promulgate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Rosenberg: Here’s the fascinating thing to me: traditionally, if a senior official is put in that position, they have a binary choice to enforce the law as the president has promulgated it, or to resign.
From MSNBC ● May 29, 2019
Since 1981, the World Health Organization has promulgated a series of resolutions aimed at increasing breastfeeding rates.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2018
Although Coca-Cola has promulgated the notion that lack of physical activity, not excess caloric intake, is responsible for the rise in obesity, leading independent researchers say otherwise.
From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2015
But the immediacy of social media and the ability to bond instantly with other joyful skeptics has promulgated and changed this culture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2015
By proclaiming the equality of all, she has promulgated a declaration of the rights of Envy.
From Beatrix by Katharine Prescott Wormeley
