promulgate
Verb
- state or announce
- put a law into effect by formal declaration
- To make known or public.
- To put into effect as a regulation.
- To advocate on behalf of (something or someone, especially of an idea); to spread knowledge of and make more widely known.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English promulgaten, from Latin prōmulgātus, past participle of prōmulgō (“I make known, publish”), either from provulgō (“I make known, publish”), from pro (“forth”) + vulgō (“I publish”), or from mulgeō (“I bring forth”, literally “I milk”). Compare promulge.
Synonyms
exclaim, proclaim, carry out, declare, disseminate, execute, implement, promote, propagate, publish, put into effect
Scrabble Score: 15
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