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• past tense form of promulgate.
• past participle of promulgate.

promulgated

American  

[prom-uhl-gay-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

Explanation

Promulgated means "published," or "formally and publicly declared." Newspaper opinion pieces contain promulgated ideas and viewpoints. Promulgated comes from the Latin word promulgare, which means "to make publicly known." Promulgated laws are ones that are announced by some kind of formal proclamation. But these days you'll more often hear about promulgated ideas — it's a fancier way of saying they're promoted or shared with a lot of other people. So those thoughts you post to your blog? They're all promulgated opinions.

Example Sentences

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promulgated

The White House Office of Management and Budget promulgated the first government-wide standards in 1977, which have been used by every administration during the past five decades.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Thomas Malthus promulgated the theory that population would grow at a faster rate than the means to support that population could, and so there would have to be ways to reduce population in unpleasant ways.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Nearly 150 members of Congress — including more than a dozen Republicans — wrote a letter the day after the rule was promulgated expressing “disappointment” over the exclusion of post-baccalaureate nursing degrees.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

These interventions were all functions of the Monroe Doctrine, first promulgated by President James Monroe in 1823.

From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026

Laws of betrothal and marriage, paternal authority, tutelage, and adoption; property, contract, deposit, loan, sale, partnership, donation, and testamentary bequest,—all were elaborately promulgated by the Code of Manu in 2680 slocas.

From The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets by Richard B. Westbrook

Related Words

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