promulgate

[prom-uhl-geyt, proh-muhl-geyt]

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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.).

Origin of promulgate

1520–30; < Latin prōmulgātus, past participle of prōmulgāre to promulge; see -ate¹

Related formsprom·ul·ga·tion

[prom-uhl-gey-shuhn, proh-muhl-] /ˌprɒm əlˈgeɪ ʃən, ˌproʊ məl-/, nounprom·ul·ga·tor, nounnon·prom·ul·ga·tion, nounre·prom·ul·gate, verb (used with object), re·prom·ul·gat·ed, re·prom·ul·gat·ing.re·prom·ul·ga·tion, nounun·prom·ul·gat·ed, adjective

Synonyms for promulgate

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1. announce, issue, declare. 2. advocate.

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Related Words for promulgator

administrator, architect, author, builder, creator, dean, elder, generator, leader, maker, matriarch, motor, organizer, originator, patriarch, patron, promoter, sire, sponsor, supporter

Examples from the Web for promulgator

Historical Examples of promulgator

She nodded toward the promulgator of Heaven-born ideas, who bowed solemnly.
Elkan Lubliner, American
Montague Glass
How this last doctrine was defended by its promulgator, we cannot say.
Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume III (of 4)
George Grote
The nation was satisfied with her performance, and grateful to her promulgator.
Yachting Vol. 2
Various.
He was great only as the promulgator, not as the inventor, of ideas.
Prophets of Dissent
Otto Heller
But what has the House to do with this; or why should it become the censor and promulgator of the speeches of its own members?
Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. I (of 16)
Thomas Hart Benton

British Dictionary definitions for promulgator

promulgate

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 Formspromulgation, 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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Word Origin and History for promulgator

promulgate

1520s, from Latin promulgatus, past participle of promulgare "make publicly known, propose openly, publish," perhaps altered from provulgare, from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + vulgare "make public, publish." Or the second element might be from mulgere "to milk" (see milk (n.)), used metaphorically for "cause to emerge." Related: Promulgated; promulgating. The earlier verb in English was promulge (late 15c.).