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prom·ul·gate
(prŏm′əl-gāt′, prō-mŭl′gāt′)tr.v. prom·ul·gat·ed, prom·ul·gat·ing, prom·ul·gates
1. To make known to the public; popularize or advocate: "Franklin ... first promulgated the idea of free public libraries" (Elaine Wagner).
2. To put (a law, for example) into effect by formal public announcement.
[Latin prōmulgāre, prōmulgāt-.]
prom′ul·ga′tion (prŏm′əl-gā′shən, prō′məl-) n.
prom′ul·ga′tor n.
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promulgate
(ˈprɒməlˌɡeɪt)vb (tr)
Also (archaic): promulge 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to put into effect (a law, decree, etc), esp by formal proclamation
2. to announce or declare officially
3. to make widespread
[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]
ˌpromulˈgation n
ˈpromulˌgator n
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prom•ul•gate
(ˈprɒm əlˌgeɪt, proʊˈmʌl geɪt)v.t. -gat•ed, -gat•ing.
1. to put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.) by formal proclamation.
2. to set forth or teach publicly (a creed, doctrine, etc.).
[1520–30; < Latin prōmulgātus, past participle of prōmulgāre to make known]
prom`ul•ga′tion, n.
prom′ul•ga`tor, n.
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promulgate
Past participle: promulgated
Gerund: promulgating
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| Verb | 1. | promulgate - state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty" declare - proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against; "His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast" trumpet - proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet; "Liberals like to trumpet their opposition to the death penalty" clarion - proclaim on, or as if on, a clarion declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" |
| 2. | promulgate - put a law into effect by formal declaration |
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promulgate
verb
1. make known, issue, announce, publish, spread, promote, advertise, broadcast, communicate, proclaim, circulate, notify, make public, disseminate Such behaviour promulgates a negative image of the British.
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promulgate
verb1. To bring to public notice or make known publicly:
2. To make (information) generally known:
Idioms: spread far and wide, spread the word.
3. To put in force or cause to be by legal authority:
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promulgate
[ˈprɒməlgeɪt] VT [+ law, decree, constitution] → promulgar; [+ idea, doctrine] → promulgarCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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promulgate
vt → verbreiten; law → verkünden
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