promulgated

American  

[prom-uhl-gey-tid] / ˈprɒm əlˌgeɪ tɪd /

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.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of promulgate.

Other Word Forms

• unpromulgated adjective

Etymology

Origin of promulgated

promulgate ( def. ) + -ed ²

Example Sentences

The line was promulgated first by other Israelis.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Davis pointed out that the regulations were promulgated months ago – and she said it’s unlikely that the Department of Education would have started to immediately scrutinize schools..

From Salon

The plaintiffs wring their hands over the fact that the board reversed a rule that it “promulgated just three years ago.”

From Los Angeles Times

He noted that in 1833 King Kamehameha III “promulgated a law prohibiting ‘any person or persons’ on shore from possessing a weapon, including any ‘knife, sword-cane, or any other dangerous weapon.’

From Seattle Times

That at least is the theory promulgated by a controversial 2020 paper which linked solar activity to earthquakes by theorizing that clusters of protons from the sun may correlate to large earthquakes on Earth.

From Salon

Related Words

• expressed