promulgate

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Pronunciation

/ˈprɒməlɡeɪt/(PROM-ul-gayt)

Part of speech

verbformal

Chinese

颁布（法令）；传播（思想）

Definition

To make widely known; to put a law or decree into effect by official proclamation.

Word family

  • promulgation/ˌprɒməlˈɡeɪʃən/(n)颁布

Collocations

  • promulgate a law
  • promulgate regulations
  • promulgate a decree
  • promulgate ideas

Examples

  1. 1.The government promulgated new regulations on data privacy. (officially enacted)
  2. 2.The organization works to promulgate the principles of sustainable development. (spread widely)

Synonyms

  • proclaim/prəˈkleɪm/— announce officially
  • disseminate/dɪˈsɛmɪneɪt/— spread widely
  • enact/ɪˈnækt/— make into law

Etymology

from Latin "promulgare" = to make known publicly — pro- (forth) + mulgere (to milk, bring forth) — bringing forth to the public