promulgate

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈprɑməlɡeɪt/ UK /ˈprɒməlɡeɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to make widely known or to put a law into effect by official proclamation

The new regulations were promulgated last spring.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to make widely known or to... proclaim announce publish declare disseminate broadcast propagate decree

Opposites

suppress conceal repeal withhold

Word family

Forms promulgation

Derived forms promulgationpromulgator

Related forms promulge divulge

Etymology

From Latin promulgatus, past participle of promulgare ('to make publicly known, publish'), of uncertain formation, perhaps from pro- ('forth') + a base related to mulgere ('to milk, draw out').

promulgare Latin

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# promulgate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈprɑməlɡeɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈprɒməlɡeɪt/

## Meanings
1. to make widely known or to put a law into effect by official proclamation

## Examples
- The new regulations were promulgated last spring.

## Synonyms
- proclaim
- announce
- publish
- declare
- disseminate
- broadcast
- propagate
- decree

## Antonyms
- suppress
- conceal
- repeal
- withhold

## Derived Forms
- promulgation
- promulgator

## Related Forms
- promulge
- divulge

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: promulgare

## Etymology
From Latin promulgatus, past participle of promulgare ('to make publicly known, publish'), of uncertain formation, perhaps from pro- ('forth') + a base related to mulgere ('to milk, draw out').

## AI Etymology
Promulgate comes from Latin promulgatus, past participle of promulgare ('to make publicly known, publish'), of uncertain formation, perhaps from pro- ('forth') + a base related to mulgere ('to milk, draw out'). The historical trail runs through Latin promulgare. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means to make widely known or to put a law into effect by official proclamation. Derived formations include promulgation, promulgator; related forms include promulge, divulge.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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