promulgate
1promulgate — prom·ul·gate / prä məl ˌgāt, prō məl / vt gat·ed, gat·ing 1: to make known or public 2: to put (as a regulation) into effect prom·ul·ga·tion /ˌprä məl gā shən, ˌprō ˌməl / n prom·ul·ga·tor / prä məl ˌgā tər, prō məl / …
2Promulgate — Pro*mul gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Promulgated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Promulgating}.] [L. promulgatus, p. p. of promulgare to promulgate; of unknown origin. Cf. {Promulge}.] To make known by open declaration, as laws, decrees, or tidings; to publish; …
3promulgate — [präm′əl gāt΄, prō mul′gāt΄] vt. promulgated, promulgating [< L promulgatus, pp. of promulgare, to publish < ?] 1. to publish or make known officially (a decree, church dogma, etc.) 2. a) to make known the terms of (a new or proposed law or …
4promulgate — 1520s, from L. promulgatus, pp. of promulgare make publicly known, perhaps from provulgare, from pro forth (see PRO (Cf. pro )) + vulgare make public, publish. Or the second element may be from mulgere to milk, used metaphorically for cause to… …
5promulgate — proclaim, announce, *declare, publish, advertise, broadcast Analogous words: *reveal, disclose, divulge, discover: profess, affirm, aver, avow, avouch (see ASSERT): Communicate, impart …
6promulgate — [v] make known advertise, announce, annunciate, broadcast, call, circulate, communicate, declare, decree, disseminate, drum, issue, make public, notify, pass the word*, proclaim, promote, publish, sound, spread, toot, trumpet; concept 60 Ant.… …
7promulgate — ► VERB 1) promote or make widely known. 2) put (a law or decree) into effect by official proclamation. DERIVATIVES promulgation noun promulgator noun. ORIGIN Latin promulgare expose to public view , from mulgere cause to come forth (literally to… …
8promulgate — Announce An*nounce , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Announced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Announcing}.] [OF. anoncier, F. annoncer, fr. L. annuntiare; ad + nuntiare to report, relate, nuntius messenger, bearer of news. See {Nuncio}, and cf. {Annunciate}.] [1913… …
9promulgate — Announce An*nounce , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Announced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Announcing}.] [OF. anoncier, F. annoncer, fr. L. annuntiare; ad + nuntiare to report, relate, nuntius messenger, bearer of news. See {Nuncio}, and cf. {Annunciate}.] [1913… …
10promulgate — [16] Promulgate owes its existence to an analogy drawn by the Romans between ‘milking’ and ‘bringing out into the light of day’. The Latin verb for ‘milk’ was mulgēre (source of English emulsion). It was used metaphorically for ‘cause to emerge’ …
11promulgate — [[t]prɒ̱m(ə)lgeɪt[/t]] promulgates, promulgating, promulgated 1) VERB If people promulgate a new law or a new idea, they make it widely known. [FORMAL] [V n] The oil and shipping industries undertook to promulgate a voluntary code. 2) VERB: usu… …
12promulgate — UK [ˈprɒm(ə)lɡeɪt] / US [ˈprɑməlˌɡeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms promulgate : present tense I/you/we/they promulgate he/she/it promulgates present participle promulgating past tense promulgated past participle promulgated formal 1) to make an… …
13promulgate — [16] Promulgate owes its existence to an analogy drawn by the Romans between ‘milking’ and ‘bringing out into the light of day’. The Latin verb for ‘milk’ was mulgēre (source of English emulsion). It was used metaphorically for ‘cause to emerge’ …
14promulgate — verb Promulgate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑constitution …
15promulgate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. publish, disseminate, proclaim, sponsor, advocate. See publication. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. publish, declare, proclaim; see advertise 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [PROM… …
16promulgate — transitive verb ( gated; gating) Etymology: Latin promulgatus, past participle of promulgare, from pro forward + mulgare (probably akin to mulgēre to milk, extract) more at emulsion Date: 1530 1. to make (as a doctrine) known by open declaration… …
17promulgate — promulgation /prom euhl gay sheuhn, proh meuhl /, n. promulgator, n. /prom euhl gayt , proh mul gayt/, v.t., promulgated, promulgating. 1. to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a… …
18promulgate — verb /ˈpɹɒml̩.ɡeɪt,ˈpɹɑ.məl.ɡeɪt/ a) To make known or public. b) To put into effect as a regulation …
19promulgate — Synonyms and related words: abide by, adhere to, administer, advertise, announce, annunciate, bid, blare, blare forth, blaze, blaze abroad, blazon, blazon about, broadcast, call on, call the signals, call upon, carry out, carry through, celebrate …
20promulgate — prom|ul|gate [ˈprɔməlgeıt US ˈpra: ] v [T] formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of promulgare, from mulgere to milk, cause to come out ] 1.) to spread an idea or belief to as many people as possible 2.) to make a new law… …
