promulgated

[ prom-uhl-gey-tid ]

adjective

1. (of a law, court decree, etc.) publicly declared; formally proclaimed or put into effect:

   The cell phone provider has implemented all promulgated regulations and revised all of its tariff plans.

2. (of a doctrine, theory, idea, etc.) taught, set forth, or advanced publicly:

   Increased access to services and facilities is one of the promulgated social benefits of a more compact urban form.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of promulgate ( def ).

Other Words From

• un·prom·ul·gat·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of promulgated¹

promulgate ( def ) + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Still, there’s a small but influential force in activist investing that is not only paying attention to bad news but also promulgating and profiting from it.

From Fortune

The sad thing is to see this misnomer being promulgated by gays themselves.

From The Daily Beast

The Law of Return was promulgated in 1951 to grant automatic Israeli citizenship to every Jew.

From The Daily Beast

Ngai associates it with other "lite" aesthetic categories promulgated by postwar consumer culture: quaint, wacky, quirky, cool.

From The Daily Beast

A case in point is that this conversation was initially promulgated largely by women; a sad and disturbing fact.

From The Daily Beast

There was another theory promulgated many years back by certain people of some degree of eminence in their own walk in life.

From Project Gutenberg

In no colony where the value of the white manʼs prestige is appreciated would such a law have been promulgated.

From Project Gutenberg

No sooner had the sentences of excommunication been promulgated than King Robert took measures to have them revoked or mitigated.

From Project Gutenberg

It was a dismal day at Frederick when the news was promulgated that General Hooker was relieved of the command.

From Project Gutenberg

A belief, such as we refer to, was promulgated amongst the Crusaders, and was fostered by the founders of the Inquisition.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• expressed