promulgate

[ prom-uhl-geyt ]

/ ˈprɒm əlˌgeɪt /

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verb (used with object), prom·ul·gat·ed, prom·ul·gat·ing.

to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).

to set forth or teach publicly (a creed, doctrine, etc.).

OTHER WORDS FOR promulgate

1 announce, issue, declare.

2 advocate.

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Origin of promulgate

First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin prōmulgātus, past participle of prōmulgāre “to make known, promulgate”; see promulge, -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM promulgate

prom·ul·ga·tion

[prom-uhl-gey-shuhn], /ˌprɒm əlˈgeɪ ʃən/, nounprom·ul·ga·tor, nounre·prom·ul·gate, verb (used with object), re·prom·ul·gat·ed, re·prom·ul·gat·ing.

Words nearby promulgate

prompter, promptitude, promptly, promptness, prompt side, promulgate, promulgated, promulgation, promulge, promycelium, pron.

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How to use promulgate in a sentence

Eugenics was a pseudoscience promulgated in the 19th and 20th centuries aiming to improve human genetics.
Britney Spears, Carrie Buck and the awful history of controlling ‘unfit’ women|Gillian Brockell|September 30, 2021|Washington Post
The ATF has the power to promulgate rules on ghost guns and arm braces by the end of the year.
The NRA Is Bankrupt but It Still Owns America’s Gun Agency|Eleanor Clift|September 22, 2021|The Daily Beast
That was their most recent policy amongst the four they have promulgated in the last two years.
Supreme Court grants reprieve to inmate who wants pastor by side at execution|Robert Barnes|September 9, 2021|Washington Post
In recent decades, the triumphalist narrative of Texas history promulgated by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas and the 1936 Centennial Exposition has been scrutinized and challenged.
The bright side of a bad Texas history bill? It’s too late to whitewash the past.|John González, Benjamin Johnson|June 4, 2021|Washington Post

The California Teachers Association is vehement in its opposition to charters because the very principles that have made so many charters successful are diametrically opposed to the ideas promulgated by the union.
CTA Works to Weaken Charters – Now High Tech High Teachers Want in|Ryan Gardiner|May 11, 2021|Voice of San Diego
The federal and state governments, at their core, establish laws and promulgate rules.
How Cities Are Fixing America|Bruce Katz, Jennifer Bradley|June 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
After that, Vyrtl sat back and allowed his cohorts to promulgate a number of minor, harassing conditions.
The Envoy, Her|Horace Brown Fyfe
It was for him to promulgate the Imperial laws, sometimes to put forth edicts of his own.
Theodoric the Goth|Thomas Hodgkin
Henceforth its sole effective function was to endorse and promulgate the decrees of the government of Vienna.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8|Various
Let those who promulgate my faith enter into no arguments or discussions, but slay all who refuse obedience.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume V|John Lord
In this he was overborne by their united opinion, and the Nation continued to promulgate the same bold, unwavering course.
The Felon's Track|Michael Doheny

British Dictionary definitions for promulgate

promulgate

/ (ˈprɒməlˌɡeɪt) /

verb (tr)

to put into effect (a law, decree, etc), esp by formal proclamation

to announce or declare officially

to make widespread

Also (archaic): promulge (prəʊˈmʌldʒ)

Derived forms of promulgate

promulgation, nounpromulgator, noun

Word Origin for promulgate

C16: from Latin prōmulgāre to bring to public knowledge; probably related to provulgāre to publicize, from pro- 1 + vulgāre to make common, from vulgus the common people

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