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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. v. To make known (a decree, for example) by public declaration; announce officially. See Synonyms at announce.
  2. v. To put (a law) into effect by formal public announcement.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. To make known by open declaration, as laws, decrees, or tidings; publish; announce; proclaim.
  2. Synonyms Declare, Announce, Proclaim, etc. See announce.

Wiktionary

  1. v. transitive To make known or public.
  2. v. transitive To put into effect as a regulation.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. v. To make known by open declaration, as laws, decrees, or tidings; to publish.

WordNet 3.0

  1. v. state or announce
  2. v. put a law into effect by formal declaration

Etymologies

  1. From Latin promulgatus, past participle of promulgō ("I make known, publish"), either from provulgō ("I make known, publish"), from pro ("forth") + vulgō ("I publish") or mulgeō ("I milk"), latter used in metaphorical sense of “to bring forth”. Compare promulge. (Wiktionary)
  2. Latin prōmulgāre, prōmulgāt-. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  • dewiclark29 prom-uhl-geyt, proh-muhl-geyt
    –verb (used with object), -gat·ed, -gat·ing. 1. to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
    2. to set forth or teach publicly (a creed, doctrine, etc.).
    Sep 22, 2008

  • gliph How odd that I would happen upon your commentary while submitting new words. I believe this one is a favorite of our World History book's authors? Mar 2, 2008

  • koldewyse Also, something like propagate. Dec 4, 2007

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