English

promulgate

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  1. (transitive) To make known or make public.
  2. (transitive) To put into effect as a regulation.
  3. (nonstandard, transitive) To advocate on behalf of (something or someone, especially of an idea); to spread knowledge of and make more widely known.

Opposite of
withhold, abrogate
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɹɒml̩.ɡeɪt/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
promulgaten
In summary

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.

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